Cast of Characters
All vowels to be pronounced as in Italian.
| Siddháttha Gótama, Prince of the Sakyas, later on the Buddha | B |
| Suddhōdana, King of the Sakyas, father of Siddháttha | S |
| Pajāpati, Queen of the Sakyas, aunt and stepmother of Siddháttha | P |
| Princess Yasōdhara, Siddháttha’s wife | Y |
| Rāhula, Yasōdhara’s son | R |
| Devadatta, brother of Yasōdhara | Dd |
| Kāla Udāyin, a gardener’s son | K |
| Gopa, Yasōdhara’s maid | G |
| Visākha, a Brahman, Prime Minister of Suddhōdana | V |
| Dēvala, a Sakya Captain | D |
| Bimbisara, King of Magadha | Bb |
| Ambapali, King Bimbisara’s favorite | Ap |
| Nāgadēva, Prime Minister of Mágadha, leader of an embassy | N |
| General Siha, in the service of King Bimbisara | GS |
| Jēta, Prince of Northern Kosala | J |
| Anātha Pindika, a wealthy man of Sāvattha | A |
| Māra, the Evil One | M |
| Channa, Prince Siddháttha’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: Māra’s Daughters, Angels, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. | |