Sā'vaka, _p._, Srā'vaka, _skt._, he who has heard the voice (viz. of Buddha), a pupil, a beginner. The name is used to designate (1) all personal disciples of Buddha, the foremost among whom are called Mahā-sāvakas, and (2) an elementary degree of saintship. A sāvaka is he who is superficial yet in practice and comprehension, being compared to a hare crossing the stream of Samsāra by swimming on the surface. [See Eitel _Handbook_, p. 157.] Sati-patthā'na, _p._, Smrityupasthā'na, _skt._, meditation; explained as "fixing the attention." The four objects of earnest meditation are: (1) the impurity of the body, (2) the evils arising from sensation, (3) ideas or the impermanence of existence, and (4) reason and character, or the permanency of the dharma. (Rh. D.B., p. 172.) The term is different from "bhāvanā," although translated by the same English word. (_S.B._ of the _E._ XI, p. 62.--211). Sāva'tthi, _p._, Srāva'sti, _skt._, capital of Northern Kosala. It has been identified by General Cunningham with the ruins of Sāhet-Māhet in Oudh and was situated on the river Rapri, northwest of Magadha. Se'niya, _p._, Sai'nya, _skt._, military, warlike, an honorary title given to Bimbisāra the king of Magadha. Siddha'ttha, _p._, Siddhā'rtha, _skt._, Buddha's proper name. Etymology, "He who has reached his goal." Sigā'la, _p._, Srigā'la, _skt._, literally, "jackal"; name of a Brahman converted by Buddha. Si'mha, _skt._, Sī'ha, _p._, literally, "lion." Name of a general, an adherent of the Niggantha sect, converted by Buddha; Simha, a soldier; Simha's question concerning annihilation. So'ma, _p._ and _skt._, derived from the root _su_, to press in a winepress; not as, according to Eitel, Chinese scholars propose from "exhilarate (_su_) and mind (_mana_)." Name of a plant and of its juice, which is intoxicating and is used at Brahmanical festivals; the Soma drink is identified with the moon and personified as a deity. Subā'hu, _p._ and _skt._, a friend of Yasa. Subha'dda, _p._, Subha'dra, _skt._, name of a samana. Subha'dda, Buddha's last convert, must not be confounded with another man of the same name who caused dissension soon after Buddha's death. Suddho'dana, _p._, Śuddho'dana, _skt._, Buddha's father. The word means "possessing pure rice." Buddhists always represent him as a king, but Oldenberg declares that this does not appear in the oldest records, and speaks of him as "a great and wealthy land-owner." (See his _Buddha_, English version, pp. 99 and 416--417). Su'mana, _p._ and _skt._, name of a householder. Suprabuddha, father of Devadatta. Su'tta, _p._, Sū'tra, _skt._, literally" thread," any essay, or guide of a religious character. Tanhā, _p._, Tr'ishna, _skt._, thirst; the word denotes generally all intense desire, cleaving and clinging with passion. The name of one of Māra's daughters. Tapu'ssa, _p._ and _skt._, a merchant. Tāru'kkha, _p._, Tāru'kshya, _skt._, name of a Brahman philosopher.