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. * * * * * 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 Buddha, which probably means "The Perfect One," or "he who has reached completion." Nirvana (in Pali, "Nibbana") eternal bliss. Kapilavatthu, capital of the Sakyas. Kosala, an Indian state divided into Northern and Southern Kosala. Savatthi, capital of Northern Kosala. Jetavana, the pleasure garden of Prince Jeta at Savatthi. Magadha, a large kingdom in the Ganges Valley. Rajagaha, capital of Magadha. Uruvela, a place near Benares. Arada and U'draka, two philosophers. Licchavi, a princely house of Vesali. Nirgrantha (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. Kali, a Brahman goddess, called also Durga. * * * * * ACT I. FIRST SCENE. [A tropical garden in Kapilavatthu, in the background mountains, at a distance the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas. On the right near the front a marble bench surrounded with bushes. Further back the palace entrance of the Raja's residence. Above the entrance a balcony. On the left a fortified gate with a guard house; all built luxuriously in antique Indian style.] _Present_: SUDDHODANA, _the king_ (_S_); PAJAPATI, _the queen_ (_P_), _and the minister of state_ VISAKHA (_V_).