Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources · Character Index

316 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• Kṛiśā Gautamī — 12 relationships · daughter of Gautama; later a Bhikshuṇī
• Utpalavarṇā — 11 relationships · courtesan
• Janaka — 10 relationships · king
• Mahaushadha — 10 relationships · minister; son of Pūrṇa and Viśākhā
• The poet fisher-lad (Chapter 017) — 9 relationships · poet and son of Dharmikā
• Anugulma — 8 relationships · son
• Gulma — 8 relationships · son
• King Bimbisāra — 8 relationships · king
• Mṛgadhara — 8 relationships · first minister
• Sudhana — 8 relationships · prince
• The eastern warder’s son (Chapter 010) — 8 relationships · son and husband of Utpalavarṇā
• The unnamed king who fathered Śākha, Gulma, Anugulma, and Viśākha (Chapter 021) — 8 relationships · father
• The unnamed wife of the king who fathered Śākha, Gulma, Anugulma, and Viśākha (Chapter 021) — 8 relationships · mother
• Viśākha (Chapter 021) — 8 relationships · son and Bodisat
• Śākha — 8 relationships · son
• Dharmikā — 7 relationships · King Sarjarasin’s wife and Sūryanemi’s mother
• King Viśvāmitra — 7 relationships · the princess’s father
• The merchant from Takshaśilā (Chapter 011) — 7 relationships · merchant
• the daughter of the king of Panchāla who married Annapāna (Chapter 8) — 7 relationships · wife of Annapāna
• Bodisat — 6 relationships · woodpecker
• Kuśa — 6 relationships · son of King Mahāśakuni
• The Buddha Bhagavant — 6 relationships · teacher
• The householder's son, the thief (Chapter 004) — 6 relationships · son and thief
• The merchant’s wife (Chapter 023) — 6 relationships · wife

By house

Unaffiliated (62)

• Anugulma — 8 relationships · son
• Gulma — 8 relationships · son
• The unnamed king who fathered Śākha, Gulma, Anugulma, and Viśākha (Chapter 021) — 8 relationships · father
• The unnamed wife of the king who fathered Śākha, Gulma, Anugulma, and Viśākha (Chapter 021) — 8 relationships · mother
• Viśākha (Chapter 021) — 8 relationships · son and Bodisat
• Śākha — 8 relationships · son
• King Viśvāmitra — 7 relationships · the princess’s father
• Bodisat — 6 relationships · woodpecker
• Kuśa — 6 relationships · son of King Mahāśakuni
• The Buddha Bhagavant — 6 relationships · teacher
• The householder's son, the thief (Chapter 004) — 6 relationships · son and thief
• The merchant’s wife (Chapter 023) — 6 relationships · wife
• Viśvaṇtara — 6 relationships · prince and later king
• Viśākhā — 6 relationships · daughter of Balamitra; wife of Viśākha
• King Ānanda — 5 relationships · king and father of five sons
• Prince Kṛishṇa — 5 relationships · son of Viśvaṇtara and Madrī
• Prince Ādarśamukha — 5 relationships · youngest son; later king
• Princess Jālinī — 5 relationships · daughter of Viśvaṇtara and Madrī
• The eldest prince (Chapter 003) — 5 relationships · eldest son of King Ānanda
• The fourth eldest prince (Chapter 003) — 5 relationships · son of King Ānanda
• The merchant's wife's unnamed younger bird son by Suparṇa (Chapter 012) — 5 relationships · king of the birds
• The second eldest prince (Chapter 003) — 5 relationships · son of King Ānanda
• The third eldest prince (Chapter 003) — 5 relationships · son of King Ānanda
• Ksheman·kara — 4 relationships · prince
• Nyagrodha — 4 relationships · Brahman
• The hill-village householder (Chapter 007) — 4 relationships · householder
• The hill-village householder’s son (Chapter 007) — 4 relationships · son of the householder and his concubine
• The householder's daughter of the hill district (Chapter 030) — 4 relationships · daughter
• The lion (Chapter 026) — 4 relationships · lion
• The merchant's wife who became Suparṇa's wife (Chapter 012) — 4 relationships · wife
• The merchant's wife's unnamed first son by Suparṇa (Chapter 012) — 4 relationships · son
• The poet fisher-lad’s uncle (Chapter 017) — 4 relationships · Rishi and teacher of the transformation spell
• The princess who became Kuśa’s wife — 4 relationships · Kuśa’s wife
• Vāsavī — 4 relationships · daughter of Sim̃ha; wife of King Bimbisāra
• Śakala — 4 relationships · chief minister and commander
• Gopāla — 3 relationships · son of Śakala; first minister of King Bimbisāra
• Kapilabhadrā (Bhadrā) — 3 relationships · daughter of Kapila; wife of Nyagrodhaja
• King Brahmadatta of Vārāṇasī (the elder brother installed by Suparṇa) — 3 relationships · king
• Madrī — 3 relationships · wife of Viśvaṇtara
• Maudgalyāyana — 3 relationships · monkey
• Mṛgadhara’s second wife, daughter of Śrīvardhana (Chapter 007) — 3 relationships · daughter of Śrīvardhana; second wife of Mṛgadhara
• Mṛgadhara’s six elder sons (Chapter 007) — 3 relationships · sons
• Nyagrodhaja (Kāśyapa) — 3 relationships · son of Nyagrodha
• Phalaka — 3 relationships · hunter
• Pāpan·kara — 3 relationships · prince
• Suparṇa — 3 relationships · bird-king
• The Brahman youth seeking magic (Chapter 020) — 3 relationships · student seeking magical knowledge
• The Rishi (Chapter 015) — 3 relationships · Rishi
• The king's daughter (Chapter 004) — 3 relationships · princess
• The king, father of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018) — 3 relationships · king and father
• The king’s wife, mother of Ksheman·kara and Pāpan·kara (Chapter 018) — 3 relationships · queen and mother
• The old courtesan’s daughter (Chapter 011) — 3 relationships · courtesan
• The orphan son of a householder (Chapter 030) — 3 relationships · orphan youth
• Viśākha — 3 relationships · youngest son of Mṛgadhara
• Viśākhā’s thirty-two sons (Chapter 007) — 3 relationships · sons of Viśākhā
• the lioness (Chapter 033, B) — 3 relationships · lioness
• the mother of Mahaushadha (Chapter 8) — 3 relationships · wife of Pūrṇa
• the tigress (Chapter 033, B) — 3 relationships · tigress
• Ānanda — 3 relationships · elephant
• Āśuga — 3 relationships · son and lute-player
• Śāriputra — 3 relationships · hare
• Ṛshyaśringa — 3 relationships · son of the Rishi and the gazelle doe

Videha (9)

• Janaka — 10 relationships · king
• Mahaushadha — 10 relationships · minister; son of Pūrṇa and Viśākhā
• Annapāna — 5 relationships · son of Janaka
• Bahvannapāna — 5 relationships · son of Annapāna; later king
• Viśākhā (Chapter 008) — 5 relationships · carpenter’s daughter; wife of Mahaushadha
• Mahaushadha’s son (Chapter 8) — 4 relationships · son of Mahaushadha and Viśākhā
• the Purohita (Chapter 8) — 4 relationships · priest; husband of Annapāna’s widow
• Udumbarikā — 3 relationships · daughter of a learned Brahman; wife of Virūpa and later a wife of Janaka
• Virūpa — 3 relationships · husband of Udumbarikā

Vārāṇasī (9)

• The poet fisher-lad (Chapter 017) — 9 relationships · poet and son of Dharmikā
• Dharmikā — 7 relationships · King Sarjarasin’s wife and Sūryanemi’s mother
• Abja — 5 relationships · prince and ascetic teacher
• Gautama — 5 relationships · householder
• Goshṭhila — 5 relationships · prime minister
• King Brahmadatta — 5 relationships · king
• King Sarjarasin — 5 relationships · king
• Sūryanemi — 4 relationships · prince and later king
• The Chaṇḍāla versed in spells (Chapter 020) — 3 relationships · spellcaster

Takshaśilā (6)

• Utpalavarṇā — 11 relationships · courtesan
• The merchant from Takshaśilā (Chapter 011) — 7 relationships · merchant
• Utpalavarṇā’s first daughter (Chapter 010) — 5 relationships · daughter
• The householder of Takshaśilā, father of Utpalavarṇā (Chapter 010) — 4 relationships · householder
• The son of the second householder of Takshaśilā (Chapter 010) — 4 relationships · son-in-law and husband
• The householder of Takshaśilā’s wife (Chapter 010) — 3 relationships · wife and mother of Utpalavarṇā

Vaiśālī (5)

• The eastern warder’s son (Chapter 010) — 8 relationships · son and husband of Utpalavarṇā
• The western warder’s daughter (Chapter 010) — 6 relationships · daughter and fellow-wife of Utpalavarṇā
• Sim̃ha — 4 relationships · son of Śakala; commander
• The eastern warder of Vaiśālī (Chapter 010) — 4 relationships · gate-keeper
• The western warder of Vaiśālī (Chapter 010) — 4 relationships · gate-keeper

Panchāla (3)

• the daughter of the king of Panchāla who married Annapāna (Chapter 8) — 7 relationships · wife of Annapāna
• the daughter of the king of Panchāla named Aushadhī (Chapter 8) — 5 relationships · princess
• the king of Panchāla (Chapter 8) — 4 relationships · king

Magadha (2)

• King Bimbisāra — 8 relationships · king
• Prince Ajātaśatru — 4 relationships · son of King Bimbisāra and Vāsavī

Kośala (2)

• Mṛgadhara — 8 relationships · first minister
• King Prasenajit of Kośala — 5 relationships · king

North Panchāla (2)

• Sudhana — 8 relationships · prince
• King Dhana — 4 relationships · king

Kinnarīs (2)

• Druma — 3 relationships · king
• Manoharā — 3 relationships · Kinnarī princess

Gautama’s Family (1)

• Kṛiśā Gautamī — 12 relationships · daughter of Gautama; later a Bhikshuṇī

Nāgas (1)

• Janmachitra — 5 relationships · Nāga

Rājagṛha (1)

• Jīvaka — 4 relationships · physician; son of King Bimbisāra and the rich merchant’s wife

Aparāntaka (1)

• the daughter of the king of Aparāntaka (Chapter 8) — 4 relationships · queen of Janaka; mother of Rājyābhinanda

Mathurā (1)

• The caravan-leader who married Utpalavarṇā (Chapter 010) — 3 relationships · caravan-leader and husband

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Other Figures — Minor Figures (164)
• Videha — Minor Figures (13)
• Vaiśālī — Minor Figures (8)
• North Panchāla — Minor Figures (7)
• Kośala — Minor Figures (4)
• Panchāla — Minor Figures (4)
• Vārāṇasī — Minor Figures (3)
• Takshaśilā — Minor Figures (3)
• Kṛiśā Gautamī’s Family — Minor Figures (3)

Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.