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# A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.40

A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.40

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¹ B. Ch. \*Law\*, Life and Work of Buddhaghosa, p. 53 ff. The Sutta-Vibhaṅga in itself is a kind of commentary on the Pāṭimokkha. The Udāna and the Suttanipāta contain prose passages in the nature of commentaries. The Niddesa is an early commentary on parts of the Suttanipāta. A commentary ascribed to Sāriputta found its way into the Abhidhammapiṭaka as an appendix to the Dhamma-Saṅgaṇi.

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## Linked texts (5)

- [Dhammasaṅgaṇī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap.dhammasangani) — Pāli
- [Suttanipāta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.suttanipata) — Pāli
- [Udāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.udana) — Pāli
- [Suttavibhaṅga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.suttavibhanga) — Pāli
- [Pātimokkha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.patimokkha) — Pāli

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