of development.

13. Q. _What is its meaning?_

A. Enlightened; or, he who has the all-perfect wisdom. The P[=a]l[=i]
phrase is _Sabbannu_, the One of Boundless Knowledge. In Samskrt it is
_Sarvajna_.

14. Q. _What was the Buddha's real name then?_

A. SIDDH[=A]RTHA was his royal name, and GAUTAMA, or GOTAMA, his
family name. He was Prince of Kapilav[=a]stu and belonged to the
illustrious family of the Okk[=a]ka, of the Solar race.

15. Q. _Who were his father and mother?_

A. King Suddhodana and Queen M[=a]y[=a], called Mah[=a] M[=a]y[=a].

16. Q. _What people did this King reign over?_

A. The S[=a]kyas; an Aryan tribe of Kshattriyas.

17. Q. _Where was Kapilav[=a]stu?_

A. In India, one hundred miles north-east of the City of Benares, and
about forty miles from the Himalaya mountains. It is situated in the
Nep[=a]l Terai. The city is now in ruins.

18. Q. _On what river?_

A. The Roh[=i]n[=i], now called the Kohana.

19. Q. _Tell me again when Prince Siddh[=a]rtha was born?_

A. Six hundred and twenty-three years before the Christian era.

20. Q. _Is the exact spot known?_

A. It is now identified beyond question. An archaeologist in the
service of the Government of India has discovered in the jungle of the
Nep[=a]l Terai a stone pillar erected by the mighty Buddhist sovereign,
Asoka, to mark the very spot. The place was known in those times as
the Lumbin[=i] Garden.

21. Q. _Had the Prince luxuries and splendours like other Princes?_

A. He had; his father, the King, built him three magnificent
palaces--for the three Indian seasons--the cold, the hot, and the
rainy--of nine, five, and three stories respectively, and handsomely
decorated.

22. Q. _How were they situated?_

A. Around each palace were gardens of the most beautiful and fragrant
flowers, with fountains of spouting water, the trees full of singing
birds, and peacocks strutting over the ground.

23. Q. _Was he living alone?_

A. No; in his sixteenth year he was married to the Princess
Yasodhar[=a], daughter of the King Suprabuddha. Many beautiful
maidens, skilled in dancing and music, were also in continual
attendance to amuse him.

24. Q. _How did he get his wife?_

A. In the ancient Kshattriya or warrior fashion, by overcoming all
competitors in games and exercises of skill and prowess, and then
selecting Yasodhar[=a] out of all the young princesses, whose fathers
had brought the