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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c5: List of Abbreviations

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c5

- **Language:** English

### List of Abbreviations

### [v1.c5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c5.1)

P.T.S. means published by the Pāli Text Society. SHB. means published in the Simon Hewavitarne Bequest Series (Colombo). A.=Aṅguttara Nikāya, 5 vols. (P.T.S.). AA.=Manorathapūraṇī, Aṅguttara Commentary, 2 vols. (S.H.B.). AbhS.=Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha (P.T.S. Journal, 1884). Anāgat.=Anāgatavaṃsa (P.T.S. Journal, 1886). Ap.=Apadāna, 2 vols. (P.T.S.). ApA.=Apadāna Commentary (S.H.B.). AvŚ.=Avadāna Śataka, ed. Speyer (Bibl. Buddhica). Barua: History of Pre-Buddhist Indian Philosophy (Calcutta). Beal: Romantic Legend of the Buddha (Kegan Paul). Beal: Buddhist Records of the Western World (Kegan Paul). Bode: The Pāli Literature of Burma (R.A.S.). Brethren=Psalms of the Brethren, by Mrs. Rhys Davids (P.T.S.). Bu.=Buddhavaṃsa (P.T.S.). BuA.=Buddhavaṃsa Commentary (S.H.B.). CAGI.=Cunningham's Anct. Geography of India, ed. Majumdar (Calcutta). CNid.=Culla-Niddesa (P.T.S.). Codrington: Short History of Ceylon. Compendium=Compendium of Philosophy (P.T.S.). Cv.=Cūlavaṃsa, ed. Geiger, 2 vols. (P.T.S.). Cv. Trs.=Cūlavaṃsa, translated by Geiger, 2 vols. (P.T.S.). Cyp.=Cariyāpiṭaka (P.T.S.). CypA.=Cariyāpiṭaka Commentary (S.H.B.). D.=Dīgha Nikāya, 3 vols. (P.T.S.). DA.=Sumaṅgala Vilāsinī, 3 vols. (P.T.S.). Dāṭh.=Dāṭhāvaṃsa (P.T.S. Journal, 1884). DhA.=Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā, 5 vols. (P.T.S.). DhS.=Dhammasaṅgaṇi (P.T.S.). DhSA.=Atthasālinī (P.T.S.). Dial.=Dialogues of the Buddha, 3 vols. (Oxford). Dpv.=Dīpavaṃsa, ed. Oldenberg (Williams and Norgate). Dvy.=Divyāvadāna, ed. Cowell and Neill (Cambridge). Ep. Zey.=Epigraphia Zeylanica (Oxford). ERE.=Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics.

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Giles: Travels of Fa Hsien (Cambridge). GS.=Gradual Sayings, 5 vols. (P.T.S.). Gv.=Gandhavamsa (P.T.S. Journal, 1886). I.H.Q.=Indian Historical Quarterly (Calcutta). Ind. An.=Indian Antiquary. Itv.=Itivuttaka (P.T.S.). ItvA.=Itivuttaka Commentary (P.T.S.). J.=Jātaka, ed. Fausboll, 5 vols. JA.=Journal Asiatique. J.P.T.S.=Journal of the Pāli Text Society. J.R.A.S.=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. KhpA.=Khuddakapāṭha Commentary (P.T.S.). KS.=Kindred Sayings, 5 vols. (P.T.S.). Kvu.=Kathāvatthu (P.T.S.). Lal.=Lalita Vistara, ed. S. Lefmann. Law: Kṣatriya Clans in Buddhist India. Law: Geography of Early Buddhism. M.=Majjhima Nikāya, 3 vols. (P.T.S.). MA.=Papañca Sūdanī, Majjhima Commentary, 2 vols. (Aluvihāra Series, Colombo). Mbv.=Mahābodhivamsa (P.T.S.). Mhv.=Mahāvamsa, ed. Geiger (P.T.S.). Mhv. Trs.=Mahāvamsa Translation, by Geiger (P.T.S.). Mil.=Milindapañha, ed. Treckner (Williams and Norgate). MNid.=Mahā Niddesa, 2 vols. (P.T.S.). MNidA.=Mahā Niddesa Commentary (S.H.B.). MṬ.=Mahāvamsa Ṭīkā (P.T.S.). Mtu.=Mahāvastu, ed. Senart, 3 vols. Netti.=Nettippakaraṇa (P.T.S.). NidA. See MNidA. NPD.=P.T.S. Pali-English Dictionary. PHAI.=Political History of Anct. India, by Chaudhuri, 2nd. ed. (Calcutta). P.L.C.=The Pali Literature of Ceylon, by Malalasekera (R.A.S.). PS.=Paṭisambhidāmagga, 2 vols. (P.T.S.). PSA.=Paṭisambhidāmagga Commentary (S.H.B.). Pug.=Puggalapaññatti (P.T.S.). Pv.=Petavatthu (P.T.S.). PvA.=Petavatthu Commentary (P.T.S.). Rockhill: Life of the Buddha (Kegan Paul). S.=Samyutta Nikāya, 5 vols. (P.T.S.). SA.=Sāratthappakāsinī, Samyutta Commentary. SadS.=Saddhammasangaha (P.T.S. Journal, 1890).

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Sās.=Sāsanavaṃsa (P.T.S.).

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Sisters=Psalms of the Sisters, by Mrs. Rhys Davids (P.T.S.).

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Sp.=Samantapāsādikā, 4 vols. (P.T.S.).

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SN.=Sutta Nipāta (P.T.S.).

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SNA.=Sutta Nipāta Commentary, 2 vols. (P.T.S.).

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Svd.=Sāsanavaṃsadīpa, by Vimalasāra Thera (Colombo, 1929).

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Thag.=Theragāthā (P.T.S.).

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ThagA.=Theragāthā Commentary, 2 vols. (S.H.B.).

### [v1.c5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c5.11)

Thig.=Therīgāthā (P.T.S.).

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ThigA=Therīgāthā Commentary (P.T.S.).

### [v1.c5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c5.13)

Thomas: The Life of Buddha (Kegan Paul).

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Ud.=Udāna (P.T.S.).

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UdA.=Udāna Commentary (P.T.S.).

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VibhA.=Sammoha-Vinodanī, Vibhaṅga Commentary (P.T.S.).

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Vin.=Vinaya Piṭaka, 5 vols., ed. Oldenberg (Williams and Norgate).

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Vsm.=Visuddhimagga, 2 vols. (P.T.S.).

### [v1.c5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c5.19)

VT.=Vinaya Texts, trs. by Rhys Davids and Oldenberg, 3 vols. (Sacred Books of the East).

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Vv.=Vimānavatthu (P.T.S.).

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VvA.=Vimānavatthu Commentary (P.T.S.).

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ZDMG.=Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft.

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