Buddhaghosa
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Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa was a 5th century Indian Theravadin Buddhist commentator and scholar. Buddhaghosa means Voice of the Buddha in the Pali language.
He translated extensive Sinhala commentaries on the Pāli Buddhist texts in Pāli. Certain commentaries are also attributed to him, including one on the Vinaya and one on the Dhammapada that includes 305 stories for context. [1]
His Visuddhimagga (Pali: Path of Purification) is a comprehensive manual of Theravada Buddhism that is still read and studied today. The book is divided into sections on Sila (ethics), Samadhi (meditation), and Prajna (wisdom). This is a traditional division in Buddhist teachings, which suggest that ethics are essential to meditation, and that meditation is essential to developing wisdom. From the Buddhist point of view this is the "path of purification" because it purifies the mind of the defilements of greed, hatred, and delusion.
Below is a listing of Buddhaghosa's fourteen commentaries (Pali: atthakatha) on the Pali Canon :
| Pali Tipitaka |
Buddhaghosa's Commentary |
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|---|---|---|---|
| from the Vinaya Pitaka |
Vinaya (general) | Samantapasadika | |
| Patimokkha | Kankhavitarani | ||
| from the Sutta Pitaka |
Digha Nikaya | Sumangalavilasini | |
| Majjhima Nikaya | Papañcasudani | ||
| Samyutta Nikaya | Saratthappakasini | ||
| Anguttara Nikaya | Manorathapurani | ||
| from the Khuddaka Nikaya |
Khuddakapatha | Paramatthajotika (I) | |
| Dhammapada | Dhammapada-atthakatha | ||
| Sutta Nipata | Paramatthajotika (II), Suttanipata-atthakatha |
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| Jataka | Jatakatthavannana, Jataka-atthakatha |
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| from the Abhidhamma Pitaka |
Dhammasangani | Atthasalini | |
| Vibhanga | Sammohavinodani | ||
| Katthavatthu | Pañcappakaranatthakatha | ||
| Puggalapaññatti | |||
| Dhatukatha | |||
| Yamaka | |||
| Patthana | |||
