(Chicago, Open Court
Publishing Co., 1911).
COPYRIGHT BY
THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO.
1913
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CAST OF CHARACTERS.
_All vowels to be pronounced as in Italian._
Siddhattha Gotama, Prince of the Sakyas, later on the Buddha _B_
Suddhodana, King of the Sakyas, father of Siddhattha _S_
Pajapati, Queen of the Sakyas, aunt and stepmother of
Siddhattha _P_
Princess Yasodhara, Siddhattha's wife _Y_
Rahula, Yasodhara's son _R_
Devadatta, brother of Yasodhara _Dd_
Kala Udayin, a gardener's son _K_
Gopa, Yasodhara's maid _G_
Visakha, a Brahman, Prime Minister of Suddhodana _V_
Devala, a Sakya Captain _D_
Bimbisara, King of Magadha _Bb_
Ambapali, King Bimbisara's favorite _Ap_
Nagadeva, Prime Minister of Magadha, leader of an embassy _N_
General Siha, in the service of King Bimbisara _GS_
Jeta, Prince of Northern Kosala _J_
Anatha Pindika, a wealthy man of Savattha _A_
Mara, the Evil One _M_
Channa, Prince Siddhattha's groom _Ch_
Master of Ceremonies at Magadha _Mc_
General Siha's Captain _C_
A Brahman Priest _Pr_
A Farmer _F_
Servant _St_
Ministers, Officers, Soldiers, Trumpeters, Villagers, A Shepherd.
Singers: Mara's Daughters, Angels, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.
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GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS.
Buddha, the Enlightened One, the Saviour.
Bodhi, enlightenment or wisdom.
Bodhisatta, a seeker of the bodhi, one who endeavors to become a
Buddha.
Bodhi tree, the tree under which Buddha acquires enlightenment.
Muni, thinker or sage.
Sakyamuni, the Sage of the Sakyas, the Buddha.
Tathagata, a title of
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