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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.477

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.477

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c24.477](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.477)

Dhātukathā.—One of the seven books of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka. It seems to have been designed as a supplement to the Dhammasaṅgaṇi, and discusses, chiefly, the mental characteristics found in converted and earnest persons. It is divided into fourteen sections and possesses a Commentary by Buddhaghosa.¹

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