[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.c12.563 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.563 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.563 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.563) \*\*Kathāvatthu.\*\*—The fifth of the seven books of the \*Abhidhamma Pitaka\*.¹ It seems to have been compiled when the contents of at least the \*Dhammasangani\*, the \*Vibhanga\* and \*Patthāna\* were already accepted as orthodox. Tradition ascribes its compilation to \*\*Moggaliputta-Tissa\*\* at the end of the Third Council, held under Asoka’s patronage, at \*\*Pātaliputta\*\*.² It was rejected by some on the ground that it was set forth two hundred and eighteen years after the Buddha’s death, and was hence only a disciple’s utterance; but the Commentaries take the view that the \*mātikā\*, the principles taught therein, were laid down by the Teacher himself, and that the whole work should be regarded as the utterance of the Buddha, just as the \*\*Madhu-pindika Sutta\*\*, preached really by \*\*Mahā-Kaccāna\*\*, is considered as the Buddha’s teaching. The book consists of twenty-three chapters, and is a collection of discussions (\*kathā\*) and refutations of the heretical views of various sects on matters connected with theology and philosophy. The Buddha’s authority is accepted as final.³ - [Previous: v1.c12.562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.562) - [Next: v1.c12.564](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.564) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.563](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.563) · Pramāṇa