Arati, dislike, hatred. The opposite of _rati_. The name of one of
Māra's daughters.
A'sita, _p._ and _skt._, a prophet.
A'ssaji, _p._, Aśvajit, _skt._, one of Buddha's disciples by whose
dignified demeanor Sāriputta is converted.
Ā'tman, _skt._, Atta, _p._, breath as the principle of life, the soul,
self, the ego. To some of the old Brahman schools the ātman constitutes
a metaphysical being in man, which is the thinker of his thoughts, the
perceiver of his sensations, and the doer of his doings. Buddha denies
the existence of an ātman in this sense.
Balā'ni, or pañca-balāni, _p._ and _skt._, (the singular is bala,
power), the five moral powers (also called panca-indriyani), which are:
Faith, energy, memory or recollection, meditation or contemplation, and
wisdom or intuition.
Beluva, a village near Vesālī.
Benares, the well-known city in India; Anglicised form of Vārānasī,
_skt._, and Bārānasī, _p._ (See Kāsī.)
Bha'gavat, _p._, Bha'gavant, _skt._, the man of merit, worshipful, the
Blessed One. A title of honor given to Buddha.
Bha'llika, _p._ and _skt._, a merchant.
Bhāradvā'ja, _p._ and _skt._, name of a Brahman.
Bhā'vanā, _p._ and _skt._, meditation. There are five principal
meditations: metta-bhavana, on love; karunā-bhāvanā, on pity;
mudita-bhavana, on joy; asubha-bhāvanā, on impurity; and upekhā-bhāvanā,
on serenity. [See Rhys Davids's _Buddhism_, pp. 170-171.]
Bhi'kkhu, _p._, bhi'kshu, _skt._, mendicant, monk, friar; the five
bhikkhus; bhikkhus doffed their robes; bhikkhus rebuked; bhikkhus
prospered; the sick bhikkhu.
Bhi'kkhunī, _p._, bhi'kshunī, _skt._, nun.
Bimbisā'ra, _p._ and _skt._, the king of Magadha; often honored with the
cognomen "Sai'nya," _skt._, or "Se'niya," i. e. "the warlike or
military."
Bo'dhi, _p._ and _skt._, knowledge, wisdom, enlightenment.
Bodhi-a'nga or Bojjha'nga, or Sa'tta Bojjha'nga, meditation on the seven
kinds of wisdom, which are:--energy, recollection, contemplation,
investigation of scripture, joy, repose, and serenity.
Bodhisa'tta, _p._, Bodhisa'ttva, _skt._, he whose essence (_sattva_) is
becoming enlightenment (_bodhi_). The term denotes (1) one who is about
to become a Buddha, but has not as yet attained Nirvāna; (2) a class of
saints who have only once more to be born again to enter into Nirvāna;
(3) in later Buddhism any preacher or religious teacher; appearance of;
Bodhisattas.
Bodhi-tree, the tree at Buddha-Gaya, species _ficus religiosa_.
Bra'hmā, Anglicised form of _skt._ stem-form _Brahman_ (nom. s.
_Brahmā_). The chief God of Brahmanism, the world-soul. See also
_Sahampati_; Brahmā, a union with; Brahmā, face to face; Brahmā's mind.
Brahmada'tta, _p._ and _skt._, (etym. given by Brahmā) name of a
mythical king of Kâshî, _skt._, or Kāsī.
Bra'hman, the priestly caste of the Indians. Anglicised form of
_Brahmana_ (_p._ and _skt._). Priests were selected from the Brahman
caste, but Brahmans were not necessarily priests; they were farmers,
merchants, and often high officials in the service of kings. Brahmans,
the two.
Buddha, _p._ and _skt._, the Awakened One, the Enlightened One--. Buddha
is also called Sakyamuni (the Sakya sage), Sakyasimha (the Sakya Lion),
Sugata (the Happy One), Satthar, nom. Satthâ, _p._; Shāstar, _skt._,
(the Teacher), Jina (the Conqueror), Bhagavat (the Blessed One),
Lokanātha (the Lord of the World), Sarvajña (the Omniscient One),
Dharmarāja (the King of Truth), Tathāgata, etc. [See Rh. Davids's B. p.
28.] B., faith in the; B., I am not the first; B. not Gotama; B., refuge
in the; B. remains, Gotama is gone; B. replies to the deva; B., the
sower; B., the teacher; B., the three personalities of; B., the truth;
B., truly thou art; B. will arise, another; B.'s birth; B.'s death; B.'s
farewell address; consolidation of B.'s religion; Buddhas, the praise of
all the; Buddhas, the religion of all the; Buddhas, the words of
immutable.
Cha'nna, _p._ and _skt._, prince Siddhattha's driver. Chu'nda, _p._ and
_skt._, the smith of Pāvā.
Dāgo'ba, modernised form of _skt._ Dhātu-ga'rbha, "relic shrine," (also
called Stūpa in Northern Buddhism) a mausoleum, tower containing relics,
a kenotaph.
Dā'namatī, and _skt._, name of a village. The word means "having a mind
to give."
De'va, _p._ and _skt._, any celestial spirit, a god especially of
intermediate rank, angel.--Deva, questions of the; Buddha replies
to the deva; Devas.
Devada'tta (etym. god-given) brother of Yasodharā and Buddha's
brother-in-law. He tried to found a sect of his own with severer rules
than those prescribed by Buddha. He is described undoubtedly with great
injustice in the Buddhist canon and treated as a traitor. [About his
sect see Rh. Davids's B. p. 181--182.]
Devapu'tta, _p._, Devapu'tra, _skt._, (etym. Son of a God) one of
Buddha's disciples.