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Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa (Pali भदन्तचर्य बुद्धघोष} was a 5th century Indian Theravadin Buddhist commentator and scholar. Buddhaghosa means "Voice of the Buddha" in the Pāli language.
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Writings and translations
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.
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His Visuddhimagga (Pāli: Path of Purification) is a comprehensive manual of Theravada Buddhism that is still read and studied today. The book is divided into sections on Sīla (ethics), Samādhi (meditation), and Pañña (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 (Pāli: atthakatha) on the Pāli Tipitaka:
Pali
Tipitaka |
Buddhaghosa's
Commentary |
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from the
Vinaya Pitaka |
Vinaya (general) |
Samantapasadika |
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| Patimokkha |
Kankhavitarani |
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from the
Sutta Pitaka |
Digha Nikaya | Sumangalavilasini |
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| Majjhima Nikaya |
Papañcasudani |
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| Samyutta Nikaya |
Saratthappakasini |
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| Anguttara Nikaya |
Manorathapurani |
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from the
Khuddaka
Nikaya |
Khuddakapatha |
Paramatthajotika (I) |
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| Dhammapada |
Dhammapada-atthakatha |
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| Sutta Nipata |
Paramatthajotika (II),
Suttanipata-atthakatha |
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| Jataka |
Jatakatthavannana,
Jataka-atthakatha |
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from the
Abhidhamma
Pitaka |
Dhammasangani | Atthasalini |
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| Vibhanga |
Sammohavinodani |
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| Katthavatthu |
Pañcappakaranatthakatha |
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| Puggalapaññatti |
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| Dhatukatha |
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| Yamaka |
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| Patthana |
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Notes
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Bibliography
Bullitt,John (2002). Beyond the Tipitaka: A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature. Available on-line at: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/fieldguide.html.
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