A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.62

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³ There is a tradition that he wrote a work (which has not come down to us) Ñāṇodaya ("the dawning of knowledge") and the Atthasālinī in India, before departing for Ceylon. If there is any truth in this tradition, this atthasālinī could only have been the rough plan of his commentary on the Dhamma-Saṅgaṇi; for the Atthasālinī, which has come down to us, presupposes the Visuddhi-Magga, which was written in Ceylon. *Cf.* Mrs *Rhys Davids*, Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics, 2nd ed., p. xxvii.