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.
Tathāgata, a title of Buddha, which probably means “The Perfect One,” or “he who has reached completion.”
Nirvāna (in Pali, “Nibbana”) eternal bliss.
Kapilavatthu, capital of the Sakyas.
Kōsala, an Indian state divided into Northern and Southern Kōsala.
Sāvátthi, capital of Northern Kōsala.
Jētavana, the pleasure garden of Prince Jēta at Sāvátthi.
Mágadha, a large kingdom in the Ganges Valley.
Rājagáha, capital of Magadha.
Uruvēla, a place near Benares.
Arāda and U’draka, two philosophers.
Licchávi, a princely house of Vesali.
Nirgrántha (lit. “liberated from bonds”), a name adopted by the adherents of the Jaina sect.
Indra, in the time of Buddha worshiped by the people as the most powerful god.
Issara, the Lord, a name of God Indra.
Yama, the god of death.
Káli, a Brahman goddess, called also Durga.