Aṭṭhakathā (Pali for explanation, commentary) refers to Pali-language Theravadin Buddhist commentaries to the canonical Theravadin Tipitaka. These commentaries...
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Itivuttaka-Atthakatha 2.73, Ekanipata-Atthakatha 1.63, Patisambhidamagga-Atthakatha 1.167, Sammohavinodani-Atthakatha 119, Nettippakarana-Atthakatha Mya:112...
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Kingdom. It was written based on prior ancient compilations known as the Atthakatha, which were commentaries written in Sinhala.[page needed] An earlier document...
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German philosopher Wilhelm Geiger, the chronicles are based on Sinhala Atthakatha (commentary). The oldest surviving prose work is the Dhampiya-Atuva-Getapadaya...
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One of the famous Atthakatha, Uttaravihara Atthakatha and Uttaravihara Mahavamsa were written here. The credit for its Atthakatha writing is given to...
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According to (Nanamoli & Bodhi 2001, p. 1341 n. 1206) the Majjhima Nikaya Atthakatha states that "there are in fact four Yamas, one at each of four gates (of...
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and attributed to him. Below is a listing of the fourteen commentaries (Aṭṭhakathā) on the Pāli Canon traditionally ascribed to Buddhaghosa While traditional...
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Kingdom. It was written based on prior ancient compilations known as the Atthakatha (sometimes Sinhalaatthakatha), which were commentaries written in Sinhala...
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capital was located at Shravasti. The later Buddhist commentary Dhammapada-atthakatha states that the Saketa town was established by merchant Dhananjaya (the...
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founding of the Hariphunchai kingdom by Queen Camadevi. The Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā mentions the hastilinga. Buddhaghoṣa mentions it as an animal which possesses...
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Jataka i.73 and Dhammapada-Atthakatha i.84. Bodhi (2005) also mentions Acariya Dhammapala's treatise in the Cariyapitaka-Atthakatha and the Brahmajala Sutta...
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Jataka i.73 and Dhammapada Atthakatha i.84. Bodhi (2005) also mentions Acariya Dhammapala's treatise in the Cariyapitaka-Atthakatha and the Brahmajala Sutta...
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following sources: the Abhidhammic Vibh 208-14; and, the post-canonical Vibh.-atthakatha (Sammohavinodani) 289-96, and Vism 679. At times the Visuddhimagga speaks...
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century), systematized the traditional Sri Lankan commentary literature (Atthakatha). Although Mahāyāna Buddhism gained some influence in Sri Lanka as it...
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"prove" religious "realities". Gethin cites: Dhammapada-atthakathā ii. 163; Vibhaṇga-atthakatha 433. Rahula cites: Majjhima-nikāya II (PTS), p. 121 Gethin...
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historical record of Sri Lanka. The chronicle is believed to be compiled from Atthakatha and other sources around the 3rd to 4th century CE. Together with the...
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monastic community. His translation of the commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for...
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Thera". Translation in Woodward, F.L., 1940, 1952, 1959, 'Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: the commentary of Dhammapālācariya', 3 volumes, Pali Text Society London...
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Extra-canonical texts can be divided into several categories: Commentaries (Atthakatha) which record additional details and explanations regarding the contents...
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additional details about the legend; for example, the Maha-Bodhi-Vamsa and the Atthakatha give the names of the nine Nanda kings said to have preceded Chandragupta...
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Nyanaponika & Bodhi (1999, pp. 301-2, n. 31) reference the Aṅguttara Aṭṭhakathā (AN commentary). Direct quotes from the Visuddhimagga are from Buddhaghosa...
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tantras, which have few parallels in the Pali Canon. Access to Insight Atthakatha, Pali commentaries on the Pali Canon Aṭṭhakavagga and Pārāyanavagga Bhikkhu...
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Kunika "Sore Finger". Later he was named Asokacanda. In the Buddhist Atthakatha, the above story is almost the same, except that Kosaladevi desired to...
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dhammā are also mentioned in Dhammapada-Aṭṭhakathā (DhA i.230), Suttanipāta-Aṭṭhakathā (SnA 164), and Jātaka-Aṭṭhakathā (J i.275, iii.290, and v.483). Basic...
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According to Theravada tradition, the Abhidhamma Pitaka, and the ancient Atthakathā (commentary) were also included at the first Buddhist council in the Sutta...
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works were written as either large treatises (śāstra), as commentaries (aṭṭhakathā), or as smaller introductory manuals. They are more developed philosophical...
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about a bird singing to a Buddha is found in the Theragāthā commentary (aṭṭhakathā), this time, the past Buddha Krakucchanda is featured. Similarly, when...
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Commentary on the Vimāna stories (Paramattha-dīpanī nāma Vimānavatthu-aṭṭhakathā). Translated by Masefield, Peter; Jayawickrama, N.A. (1 ed.). Oxford:...
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works were written as either large treatises (śāstra), as commentaries (aṭṭhakathā) or as smaller introductory manuals. They are more developed philosophical...
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Buddhists also developed a series of scriptural commentaries (called the Atthakatha). The Theravāda tradition holds that a tradition of Indian commentaries...
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