The Gospel of Buddha Part 52

Suprabuddha, father of Devadatta.

Su'tta, _p._, Su'tra, _skt._, literally" thread," any essay, or guide of a religious character.

Tanha, _p._, Tr'ishna, _skt._, thirst; the word denotes generally all intense desire, cleaving and clinging with pa.s.sion. The name of one of Mara's daughters.

Tapu'ssa, _p._ and _skt._, a merchant.

Taru'kkha, _p._, Taru'kshya, _skt._, name of a Brahman philosopher.

Tatha'gata, _p._ and _skt._, generally explained as "the Perfect One."

The highest attribute of Buddha; robe of the Tathagata; soldiers of the Tathagata; the law the body of the Tathagata; Tathagatas are only preachers.

Tiratana, _p._, Trira'tna, _skt._, the three jewels or the holy trinity of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, a doctrine peculiar to Northern Buddhism. (See Trikaya.)

Ti'tthiya, _p._, Ti'rthika, _skt._, a religious school of India in Buddha's time.

Trika'ya, the three bodies or personalities of Buddha, the Dharmakaya, the Sambhoga-kaya, and the Nirmana-kaya.

Uddaka, _p._, U'draka, _skt._, a Brahman philosopher.

Ujje'ni, _p._, Ujja'yini, _skt._, name of a city.

Upada'na, _p._ and _skt._, desire, a grasping state of mind. One of the nidanas.

(Upagutta, _p._), Upagu'pta, _skt._, name of a Buddhist monk.

U'paka, _p._ and _skt._, name of a man, a Jain, who met Buddha, but was not converted by him.

Upa'li, _p._ and _skt._, a prominent disciple of Buddha. Before his conversion he was, according to the Buddhistic tradition, court-barber to the king of the Sakyas.

Upasa'mpada, _p._ and _skt._, admittance to the Buddhist brotherhood, ordination. (See Pabbaja.)

Upava'ttana, Upava'rtana, _skt._, a grove in Kusinagara. The word means a rambling-place, a gymnasium.

Upo'satha, _p._, Upava'satha, _skt._, the Buddhist sabbath. Rhys Davids says (pp. 140--141): "The Uposatha days are the four days in the lunar month when the moon is full, or new, or half way between the two. It is the fourteenth day from the new moon (in short months) and the fifteenth day from the full moon (in the long months), and the eighth day from each of these. The corresponding Sanskrit word is Upavasatha, the fast-day previous to the offering of the intoxicating soma, connected with the wors.h.i.+p of the moon. Instead of wors.h.i.+pping the moon, the Buddhists were to keep the fast-day by special observance of the moral precepts; one of many instances in which Gotama spiritualised existing words and customs."; observe the Uposatha or Sabbath.

Uruve'la, _p._, Urubi'lva, _skt._, a place south of Patna on the banks of the Neranjara river, now Buddha Gaya. The residence of Ka.s.sapa, the chief of the Jatilas.

Va'jji, _p._, Vri'ji, _skt._, name of a people living in the neighborhood of Magadha; a.s.semblies of the Vajji.

Va'rana, _p._ and _skt._, a tree; _Crataeva Roxburghii_.

Vardhama'na, _skt._, Vaddhama'na, _Jaina Prakrit_, proper name of the founder of Jainism. Also called Jnatapu'tra in _skt._ and Natapu'tta in _Jaina Prakrit_.

Va'runa, _p._ and _skt._, a Brahman deity, the G.o.d of heaven and regent of the sea; one of the guardians of the world.

Vasavada'tta, _p._ and _skt._, a courtesan of Mathura.

Vase'ttha, _p._, Vasi'shtha, _skt._, name of a Brahman.

Va'ssa, _p._, Va'rsha, _skt._, rain, rainy season. During the rainy season of Northern India, which falls in the months from June to October, the samanas could not wander about, but had to stay in one place. It was the time in which the disciples gathered round their master, listening to his instructions. Thus it became the festive time of the year. In Ceylon, where these same months are the fairest season of the year, Buddhists come together and live in temporary huts, holding religious meetings in the open air, reading the Pitakas and enjoying the Jatakas, legends, and parables of Buddhism. [See Rhys Davids's _B._, p.

57.]

Va.s.sakara, _p._, Varshaka'ra, _skt._, lit. "rain-maker." Name of a Brahman, the prime minister of the king of Magadha.

Ve'das; I know all the Vedas.

Veluva'na, _p._, Venuva'na, _skt._, a bamboo-grove at Rajagaha; Veluvana vihara.

Vesa'li, _p._, Vaisa'lii, _skt._, a great city of India, north of Patna.

Viha'ra, _p._ and _skt._, residence of Buddhist monks or priests; a Buddhist convent or monastery; a Buddhist temple.

Vi'mala, _p._ and _skt._ (etym., the spotless), name of a friend of Yasa.

Vi'naya.

Visa'kha, _p._, Visa'kha, _skt._, a wealthy matron of Savatthi, one of Buddha's most distinguished woman lay-disciples. Says Oldenberg, _Buddha_, English translation, p. 167: "Every one invites Visakha to sacrificial ceremonies and banquets, and has the dishes offered to her first; a guest like her brings luck to the house."; eight boons of Visakha; gladness of Visakha.

Ya'ma, _p._ and _skt._, also called Yama-ra'ja, death, the G.o.d of death.

Ya'sa, Ya'sas, _skt._, the n.o.ble youth of Benares, son of a wealthy man and one of Buddha's earliest converts.

Yaso'dhara, _p._, Ya'sodhara, _skt._, wife of Prince Gotama Siddhattha before he became Buddha. She became one of the first of Buddhist nuns.

[See Jataka, 87--90; Commentary on Dhammapada, vv. 168, 169: Bigandet, 156--168; Spence Hardy's _Manual_, 198--204; Beal, pp. 360--364: _B.

Birth Stories_, 127.]

INDEX.

Abstain from impurity.

Abstinence.

Abode in me, truth has taken its.

Abodes of truth.

Abolish all the lesser.

Abolished, omens.

About to pa.s.s away.

Absolution.

Abuse, the sermon on.

According to their deeds.

Address, Buddha's farewell.

Adoration be to thee.

Aim, one, one essence, one law.

Aim, the one, Nirvana.

Aim, the preacher's sole.

All creatures received the message in their own language.