Samantapasadika
Sign in to saveSamantapāsādikā (also spelled Samantapāsādika) is a commentary (Aṭṭhakathā) on the Vinaya Pitaka of the Theravada Tipitaka. It was composed by Buddhaghosa in the 5th century CE, based primarily on the Sinhalese Mahā-aṭṭhakathā (Great Commentary), with references also to the Mahāpaccarī and Kurundī commentaries.
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- Author
- Buddhaghosa.
- First published
- 1913
- Editions
- 14
- Subjects
- Commentaries, Tipiṭaka, Buddhist Monasticism and religious orders, Rules, Tripitaka, Vinayapitaka, Theravāda Buddhism
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Samantapāsādikā (also spelled Samantapāsādika) is a commentary (Aṭṭhakathā) on the Vinaya Pitaka of the Theravada Tipitaka. It was composed by Buddhaghosa in the 5th century CE, based primarily on the Sinhalese Mahā-aṭṭhakathā (Great Commentary), with references also to the Mahāpaccarī and Kurundī commentaries.
Many of the verses in the Samantapāsādikā are borrowed from the older Dīpavaṃsa (3rd–4th century CE). The title derives from "samanta" (meaning "all around, in every direction") and "pāsādika" (meaning "lovely, pleasing").
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