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. ↩