Buddhaghosa

The great Pāli commentator, born in India, who worked at the Mahāvihāra in Anurādhapura; author of the Visuddhimagga and the aṭṭhakathās on the Vinaya and four nikāyas.

Works (15)

• Padyacudamani (Padyacūḍāmaṇi) — Sanskrit; 370–450 CE; partly digitised
• Atthasalini (Atthasālinī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Commentary on the Dhammapada (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā) — Pāli; 400–600 CE
• Commentary on the Jātaka (the prose stories) (Jātakatthavaṇṇanā) — Pāli; 400–550 CE
• Kankhavitarani (Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Manorathapurani (Manorathapūraṇī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Papancasudani (Papañcasūdanī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Paramatthajotika I (Khuddakapatha-atthakatha) (Paramatthajotikā I (Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā)) — Pāli; 400–550 CE
• Paramatthajotika II (Suttanipata-atthakatha) (Paramatthajotikā II (Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā)) — Pāli; 400–550 CE
• Pancappakaranatthakatha (Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Samantapasadika (Samantapāsādikā) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Sammohavinodani (Sammohavinodanī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Sumangalavilasini (Sumaṅgalavilāsinī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Saratthappakasini (Sāratthappakāsinī) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
• Visuddhimagga — Pāli; 400–450 CE