Endnotes

  1. The golden umbrella is the emblem of royalty.

  2. Rajagriha = “royal city,” now Rajgir, ten miles southeast of Patna.

  3. The Oxford of ancient India, lying in the Punjab.

  4. Landing-stage with magnificent flights of steps for bathers⁠—ordinarily varied by projections and kiosks and crowned by a monumental arch or gateway.

  5. Ancient name of the Himalayas.

  6. The legend attached to this strange name is told in the chapter entitled “Buddha and Khrishna.”

  7. Vedic sacrificial singers.

  8. With regard to the style of the Indian Sutras and their connection with the next chapter, see the note at the end of this book.

  9. Angulimala = wreath of fingers.

  10. Bhagavad Gîta.