Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.813

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In Sanskrit the title was known as *Artha-varga* and was so understood by the Chinese translators. No one has explained what the title means nor has interpreted the second sutta (*Guhaṭṭhaka*) except as “The eight verses on the cave,” and similarly with the three following suttas: *Duṭṭhaṭṭhaka*, *Suddhaṭṭha* and *Paramaṭṭhaka*, each of eight verses. The fact that it is commented on separately in the *Mahā Niddesa* and was translated into Chinese makes it appear probable that it was once a separate work.³