amongst the Singhalese. 251 



serve to indicate no other difference save that between the 

 householder and the houseless wanderer, which latter a priest 

 undoubtedly is, by the rigid vows of his order. From the 

 Sanscrit word epcsD {graha) we obtain the term grahapati, 

 ( lord of the house,' i landlord beautifully expressive of the 

 English word host, as contra-distinguished from amutta ' a 

 e;uest ' or 6 stranger.' 



As applied to the laic only, there are to be found several 

 honorific terms of address in books ; as for instance csc53®03^3, 

 " O youths," Q&3z)&5&, « O prosperous," &c. So also as ap- 

 plied generally to the ascetic, we have ^5<^£D£€)e5D&5@^, 

 a word adopted from the Pali, and which frequently occurs in 

 the Milindapprasne in the sense of c Hail ! Your Worship !' 



The names assumed by the Budhist priests are different 

 from those taken by the laity ; e. g., Sangah Rakkhita ; 

 Dhamma Ratana ; Samanatissa; Dhammananda; Atthadassa; 

 Sumanasara ; Sumana; Gunaratana; Jinananda; Dhamma- 

 nanda; Dharmarama; Dhammatilaka ; Siri- Sumana; Panha- 

 Sara ; Dhammakkanda ; Sobhita ; Suguna ; Ratanapala ; &c, 

 &c. Some of them are coined, whilst others, like Siddhatta 

 and Rahula, are those which are found in books. The fol- 

 lowing passage extracted from the Bhudhawansa, shews the 

 origin of the word JRcthula, which does not signify Si eclipsed, 1 ' 

 as hinted by Mr. Starke at p. 73. 



That is:— 



"At this time, Suddhodana heard that (Yasodara) the 

 mother of Rahula, had given birth to a son ; and, desirous of 

 gladdening his son, sent him a message (to announce the 

 event.) The Bhodisat, on receiving the announcement, ex- 



