The writing of “reality & realism” began with this novel; although, the “spirit & spirituality” of Buddhism are at the core of the novel.
“Siddhartha Gautama Shakya”, the founder of the world religion of Buddhism has three names. “Shakya” is name of the “CLAN”, “Gautama” is the name “FAMILY”, & “Siddhartha” is the of the “PERSON”. On a “genogram” (family tree), the PERSON of primary focus is referred to as the “INDEX PERSON”.
“The Tale of the Genji (源氏物語)”, 1008 AD has the science of “genealogy” as the basis of the novel. ”Hikaru Genji” (光源氏) is the protagonist of the novel and is a prince in Japan the “family tree” of the genealogy, “Hikaru Genji” is the “index person” (schematic diagram shown above).
