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# 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)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.stotra.padyacudamani) — Sanskrit; 370–450 CE; partly digitised
- [Atthasalini (Atthasālinī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap.dhammasangani!atthasalini) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Commentary on the Dhammapada (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha) — Pāli; 400–600 CE
- [Commentary on the Jātaka (the prose stories) (Jātakatthavaṇṇanā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka!jatakatthavannana) — Pāli; 400–550 CE
- [Kankhavitarani (Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.patimokkha!kankhavitarani) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Manorathapurani (Manorathapūraṇī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara!manorathapurani) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Papancasudani (Papañcasūdanī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima!papancasudani) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Paramatthajotika I (Khuddakapatha-atthakatha) (Paramatthajotikā I (Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.khuddakapatha!paramatthajotika) — Pāli; 400–550 CE
- [Paramatthajotika II (Suttanipata-atthakatha) (Paramatthajotikā II (Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.suttanipata!paramatthajotika) — Pāli; 400–550 CE
- [Pancappakaranatthakatha (Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap!pancappakaranatthakatha) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Samantapasadika (Samantapāsādikā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp!samantapasadika) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Sammohavinodani (Sammohavinodanī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.ap.vibhanga!sammohavinodani) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Sumangalavilasini (Sumaṅgalavilāsinī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Saratthappakasini (Sāratthappakāsinī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta!saratthappakasini) — Pāli; 400–500 CE
- [Visuddhimagga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada_postcanon.manuals.visuddhimagga) — Pāli; 400–450 CE

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