[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s5.97 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.97 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s5.97 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s5.97) In his commentaries Buddhaghosa makes frequent reference to his Visuddhi-Magga, and in the introductions to some of them,\[^4) he states expressly that he does not wish to repeat anything which has already been explained in that work. It would seem, therefore, that Buddhaghosa regarded the Visuddhi-Magga,\[^5) or "The Path to Complete Purification," as a preparation for his commentatorial labours. The - [Previous: v2.c19.s5.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s5.96) - [Next: v2.c19.s5.98.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s5.98.1) - [Up: v2.c19.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Visuddhimagga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.manuals.visuddhimagga) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s5.97) · Pramāṇa