_Brahmā._ The Supreme Being, the Invincible, the All-seeing, the Subduer, the Lord, the Maker, the Creator, the Ancient of Days, the Conqueror, the Ruler, the Father of all that are and are to be. Gotama ignored the question whether such a being exists. _Brahman._ A man belonging to the priestly caste. _Buddha._ See Introduction. _Casts no shadow._ One of the marks of a demon. _Chatty._ An earthenware vessel. _Crore._ 10,000,000. _Devadatta._ Cousin and enemy of Gotama. The Judas of Buddhism. _Enlightenment._ See Introduction. _Exalted One._ Title of Buddha. _Exalted States._ Friendliness, Compassion, Sympathy, and Indifference. _Five Precepts._ (1) Thou shalt not take the life of any living being. (2) Thou shalt not take that which is not given. (3) Thou shalt not give way to the sins of the flesh. (4) Thou shalt not speak falsehood. (5) Thou shalt avoid occasions of heedlessness through the use of liquor or spirits or other intoxicants. _Four Requisites._ Robes, food, lodging, and medicine. _Fourfold Army._ Infantry, cavalry, chariots, and elephants. _Future Buddha._ See Introduction. _Ganges._ A sacred river of North India, in the valley of which Buddhism took its rise. The Heavenly Ganges is the Milky Way. _Great Being._ Title of a Future Buddha. _Heretic._ A man who refuses to accept the teachings of Buddha. _Hermitage._ Dwelling-place of a hermit or ascetic. _Heron’s Call._ Triumphant cry of an elephant. _Himālaya, Himavat._ Literally, Abode of Snow. A range of mountains, the loftiest in the world, forming the northeastern border of India. The foothills of the Himālaya range were a favorite resort for monks and ascetics. _Inconceivable._ 1 followed by 28 ciphers. _Jaws of Rāhu._ Eclipses of the sun and moon were supposed to be due to the fact that they were swallowed from time to time by a demon named Rāhu, the Seizer. _Jetavana._ Conqueror’s Grove. Name of a monastery near Sāvatthi. The favorite residence of the Buddha. _Kāsi._ A country of North India of which Benāres was the capital. _Kelāsa._ One of the principal peaks of the Himālaya range. _Kosala._ A country lying north of Kāsi, of which Sāvatthi was the capital. _Lac._ A scarlet dye. _Land of the Rose-apple._ India. A Rose-apple (Jambu) tree is represented in the illustration to Story 15, lower right. _Marks of the spread hand._ For good luck. The fingers were supposed to “point off” evil spirits. _Meru. Sineru._ A vast mountain occupying the centre of each of an infinite number of worlds. _Monk._ A man who has taken a vow to remain single, and to devote himself to meditation and good works in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha. _Nit._ A fly’s egg.