Fa-hien and Hiuen-tsang do not mention it. The oldest allusion to Amita is found in the Amitāyus Sūtra, translated A. D. 148—170. [See Eitel, Handbook, pp. 7-9.]—172, 173, 174, 175.
Āna´nda, p. and skt., Buddha's cousin and his favorite disciple. The Buddhistic St. John (Johannes).— 86, 87, 90, 92, 93, 120, 177, 190, 191, 196, 197, 219, 220, 225, 226, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 240, 241, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249.
Anāthapi´ndika, p. and skt., (also called Anāthapi´ndada in skt.) literally "One who gives alms (pinda) to the unprotected or needy (anātha)." Eitel's etymology "one who gives without keeping (anātha) a mouthful (pinda) for himself" is not tenable. A wealthy lay devotee famous for his liberality and donor of the Jetavana vihāra.— 72, 75, 76, 77, 81, 168.
Annabhā´ra, p. and skt., literally "he who brings food"; name of Sumana's slave.—189, 190.
Aññā´ta, p., Âjñā´ta, skt., literally "knowing", a cognomen of Kondañña, the first disciple of Buddha.—56.
Anuru´ddha, a prominent disciple of Buddha, known as the great master of Buddhist metaphysics. He was a cousin of Buddha, being the second son of Amritodana, a brother of Suddhodana.—86, 249, 253, 254.
A´rahat, p., Ar´hant, skt., a saint. (See also Saint in Index.)—97.
Arati, dislike, hatred. The opposite of rati. The name of one of Māra's daughters, q. v.—36.
A´sita, p. and skt., a prophet.—9, 10.
A´ssaji, p., Aśvajit, skt., one of Buddha's disciples by whose dignified demeanor Sāriputta is converted.—70.
Ā´tman, skt., Atta, p., breath as the principle of life, the soul, self, the ego. To some of the old Brahman schools the âtman 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.—29, 30, 32, 33, 154, 158.
Balā´ni, or pañca-balāni, p. and skt., (the singular is bala, power), the five moral powers (also called pañca-indriyāni), which are: Faith, energy, memory or recollection, meditation or contemplation, and wisdom or intuition.
Beluva, a village near Vesālī.—232.
Benares, the well-known city in India; Anglicised form of Vārānasī, skt., and Bārānasī, p. (See Kāsī.)—47, 48, 49, 58, 61, 104-106, 215.
Bha´gavat, p., Bha´gavant, skt., the man of merit, worshipful, the Blessed One. A title of honor given to Buddha.—21, 170, 195.
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