[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.105 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.105 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.105 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.105) Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī. A commentary, also called Mātikatthakathā, by Buddhaghosa on the Pātimokkha of the Vinaya Piṭaka. The colophon also contains a summary, a kind of uddāna, of the contents. It is stated that the work was written at the request of a thera named Soṇa, and Buddhaghosa declares most emphatically that there is not even a single word in the book which is not in conformity with the Canon or the Commentaries of the Mahāvihāra.¹ The Gandhavaṃsa² mentions a ṭīkā on the Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī named Vinayatthamañjūsā, written by Buddhanāga at the request of Sumedha. - [Previous: v1.c12.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.104) - [Next: v1.c12.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.106) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.105) · Pramāṇa