PTS Works
PTS Works
2019
2018
Dhammapada Commentary, Vol. I (1/2), ed. H.C. Norman & H. Smith, repr. as one volume
Overcoming Doubts (Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī), Vol I: The Bhikkhu-Pātimokkha Commentary, tr. K.R.
Norman, P. Kieffer-Pülz, W. Pruitt
Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XXXIII (Paperback)
The Book of Pairs and its Commentary: A translation of the Yamaka and Yamakappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā,
Vol. I, tr. C.M.M. Shaw & L.S. Cousins
2017
Dispeller of Delusion, tr. Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, revised by L.S. Cousins, Nyanaponika Mahāthera &
C.M.M. Shaw, repr. as one volume
The Suttanipāta: An Ancient Collection of the Buddha's Discourses Together with its Commentaries,
tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi
2016
Paramatthadīpanī III (Vimānavatthu Commentary), eds. Peter Jackson and Yumi Ousaka,
2015
Pāli Texts Printed in Sri Lanka in Sinhalese Characters with Supplimentary Information on
Related Texts (Paperback), tr. Masahiro Kitsudo,
Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XXXII (Paperback)
Pāli-English Dictionary, T.W. Rhys Davids and William Stede, repr. with corrections Norman, Pruitt,
Jackson
The Ornament of Lay Followers: Ānanda's Upāsakajanālaṅkāra (Paperback), tr. Giulio Agostini,
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Books included:
The Book of Analysis
The Book of Discipline 6 Volumes Set
Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics
Conditional Relations 2 Volumes Set
Connected Discourses 2 Volumes Set
Designation of Human Types
Discourse on Elements
Dialogues of the Buddha 3 Volumes Set
Elder's Verses 2 Volumes Set
Group of Discourses, 2nd Edition
Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha's former Births 3 Volumes Set
Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
Minor Anthologies, Vol. III
Minor Readings and the Illustrator of the Ultimate Meaning
Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
The Path of Discrimination
Peta Stories
Points of Controversy
The Udāna and The Itivuttaka
Vimāna Stories
Word of the Doctrine
Books included:
Aṅguttara-nikāya 6 Volume Set
Apadāna (2 Vols in one)
Buddhavamsa and Cariyāpiṭaka
Dhammapada (von Hinueber & Norman, eds.)
Dhammasaṅgaṇī
Dhātukathā with Commentary
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Anāgatavaṃsa,
ed J. Minayeff
Short verse text (12th-13th century C.E.) describing events which will take place when the future
Buddha Metteyya is born. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, (1886).
Aṅguttara-nikāya,
6 volumes:
Vol. I (1885, 2nd edn. 1961, 1989) ed. R. Morris;
Vol. II (1888, 1976, 1995) ed. R. Morris;
Vol. III (1897, 1976, 1994),
Vol. IV (1899, 1979) ed. E. Hardy;
Vol. V (1900, 1979) ed. E. Hardy;
Vol. VI, Indexes by M. Hunt and Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1910, 1981, 2018
Set ISBN 234 X
Vol. I ISBN 067 3
Vol. II ISBN 068 1
Vol. III ISBN 078 9
Vol. IV ISBN 079 7
Vol. V ISBN 080 0
Vol. VI ISBN 081 9
The fourth collection of the Sutta-piṭaka containing short discourses arranged to a numerical system.
Most of the discourses follow a stereotyped formulaic presentation and many can be found elsewhere
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in the canon.
Translation: The Book of the Gradual Sayings. and The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
The first seven chapters of the subcommentary on the Aṅguttara-nikāya. (12th century C.E.)
Apadāna,
ed. M.E. Lilley, 1925, 1927; 2 vols. reprinted as one, 2000
A collection of stories of elder monks and nuns, giving their past lives.
Atthasālinī ,
ed. E. Müller, 1897, revised reprint with indexes by L.S. Cousins, 1979
Commentary to the Dhammasaṅgaṇī
Translations: The Expositor, Darlegung der Bedeutung.
Bhesajjamañjūsā,
ed. J. Liyanaratne, 1997
Edition of chapter 1-18 of the only extant Pāli medical text book containing information on medicines
and illnesses. (13th century C.E.)
Translation: The Casket of Medicine.
Bhesajjamañjūsā II,
ed. J. Liyanaratne, 2009
Edition of chapter 19-60 of the only extant Pāli medical text book containing information on
medicines and illnesses. (13th century C.E.)
There is no PTS translation of this text available.
Braḥ Māleyyadevattheravatthuṃ
ed. E. Denis
Southeast Asian Pāli narrative of the travels of the monk Māleyyadeva. Published in The Journal of
the Pali Text Society, Vol. XVIII, 1993.
Buddhavaṃsa Commentary,
ed. I.B. Horner, 1946, 1978
Commentary on the Buddhavaṃsa ascribed to Buddhadatta. (5th century C.E.?)
Translation: Clarifier of the Sweet Meaning.
Chakesadhātuvaṃsa,
ed. J. Minayeff
Modern chronicle of the six hair-relic shrines of the Buddha composed in Burma. Published in The
Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1885.
Cūlavaṃsa,
ed. W. Geiger,
2 volumes, 1925, 1927, reprinted as one volume 1980
Continuation of the Chronicle of Ceylon (Mahāvaṃsa) dealing with the period from the 12th to the
19th centuries C.E.
Translation: Cūlavaṃsa.
Dasabodhisattuppattikathā,
ed. and tr. Ven. H. Saddhatissa, 1975, 2019
Sinhalese version of a collection of stories about the ten future Buddhas beginning with Metteyya.
(Possibly 14th century C.E.)
Translation: The Birth Stories of the Ten Bodhisattas (published together with the text).
Dhammapada,
ed. O. von Hinüber and K.R. Norman, 1994, 1995,
2nd ed. (with Indexes by Yamazaki, Ousaka & Miyao) 2014
One of the most popular Buddhist texts, many of the verses of which have parallels in the texts of
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other Buddhist schools and in non-Buddhist sources. It is a collection of verses arranged according to
their subject matter and is the first Pāli text to have been edited in Europe. It is the second book of the
Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka and this edition uses all the latest research.
The 1914 edition by Ven. Suriyagoda Sumangala is no longer available from the PTS.
Translations: an early translation (1931) by Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids in Minor Anthologies, Vol. I;
The Word of the Doctrine (1997), based on the above up-to-date edition.
Dhammasaṅgaṇī ,
ed. E. Müller, 1885, 1978
The first volume of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka is a compilation from various sources analysing and
classifying the phenomena (dhammā) that comprise all mental and material conditions.
Translation: A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics.
Dī gha-nikāya,
3 volumes :
Vol. I (1889, 1983, 1995, corrected reprint 2007), eds. T.W. Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter;
Vol. II (1903, 1982, 1995, corrected reprint 2015) eds. T.W. Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter;
Vol. III (1910, 1992, corrrected reprint 2006) ed. J.E. Carpenter,
Set ISBN 526 8
Vol. I ISBN 096 7
Vol. II ISBN 097 5
Vol. III ISBN 098 3
The first collection of the Sutta-piṭaka containing the long discourses of the Buddha. A number of the
suttas expound important doctrines, e.g. the Mahānidānasutta (15) and Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta (22). In
several, the Buddha discusses the views and doctrines of the brahmanic religion and various
contemporary religious schools and philosophies, e.g. the Soṇadaṇḍasutta (4) and the
Sāmaññaphalasutta (2).
Translation: Dialogues of the Buddha.
Dī pavaṃsa,
ed. and trans. Hermann Oldenberg
ISBN 384 2 £19.35
The first extant attempt to put together history and legend in verse and to make a continuous chronicle
about Sri Lanka.
Translation: Published with the text.
Extended Mahāvaṃsa,
ed. G.P. Malalasekera, 1937, 1988.
Also sometimes known as the Cambodian Mahāvaṃsa, this version appears to be South-East Asian in
origin and has been enlarged by a number of additions to the text.
Gandhavaṃsa,
ed. J. Minayeff
Text composed in Burma in order to give a brief history of the canon and post-canonical works. The
sources used by the author are not known. (17th century C.E.?)
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1886.
Manual index to the Gandhavaṃsa by Mabel Bode. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society,
1894-96.
Hatthavanagallavihāravaṃsa,
ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1956
Chronicle text dealing with the history of the temple at Attanagalla, Sri Lanka. (13th century C.E.)
Index, see
Dīgha-nikāya, Gandhavaṃsa, Jātaka, Niddesa, Vinaya-piṭaka, Visuddhimagga, Majjhima-nikāya,
Saṃyutta-nikāya.
Itivuttaka,
ed. E. Windisch, 1889, 1975, 2010
Fourth book in the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, it consists of 112 short discourses written in a
mixture of prose and verse.
Translations: As It Was Said, in Minor Anthologies, Vol. II.; The Itivuttaka by Peter Masefield.
Itivuttaka Commentary,
ed. M.m. Bose, Vol. I (1934) and Vol. II (1936) reprinted as one volume 1977; Vol. III: Indexes by H.
Kopp, 1980
Set ISBN 239 0 £45.50
Vols. I/II ISBN 104 1
Vol. III ISBN 105 X
Commentary on the Itivuttaka by Dhammapāla. (6th century C.E.?)
Translation: Itivuttaka Commentary by Peter Masefield.
Jinacarita,
ed. W.H.D. Rouse
Poem on the life of the Buddha concentrating on his final existence. Written in Sri Lanka. (13th
century C.E.)
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1905.
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Jinakālamālī ,
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 1962
Thai chronicle of Buddhism, concentrating particularly on the history of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
areas between the 13th and 16th centuries. It includes stories of a number of famous Thai Buddha
images. (16th century C.E.)
Translation: Epochs of the Conqueror
Jinakālamālī Index,
Hans Penth, 1994
An annotated descriptive index to the Jinakālamālī.
Jinālaṅkāra,
ed. and tr. James Gray, 1894, 1981
Ornate poem, in a variety of metres, telling the story of the Buddha from his former birth as Sumedha
up to his parinibbāna. (12th century C.E.)
Translation: published with text.
Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī ,
new ed. by K.R. Norman and William Pruitt, 2003.
Commentary on the Pātimokkha section of the Vinaya-piṭaka by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
The original ed. by D.A.L. Maskell, 1956, 1981 (ISBN 115 7) is now out of print.
Translation: Overcoming Doubts.
Kathāvatthu,
ed. A.C. Taylor, Vol. I (1894) and Vol. II (1897) reprinted 1979 as one volume; Index volume, Satoshi
Nonome et al., 1982
Vols. I/II ISBN 116 5
Index ISBN 117 3
The fifth book of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka is the only canonical text attributed to an author and given a
composition date by the tradition. It consists of a discussion of heretical statements that are refuted in
favour of orthodox Theravādin beliefs.
Translation: Points of Controversy.
Kuṇālajātaka,
ed. and tr. W.B. Bollée, 1970
This Jātaka is unique in the Pāli collection in containing an archaic type of prose regarded as
canonical. It consists of a collection of stories and verses dealing with the 'wickedness of women'.
Translation: published with text.
Lokaneyyappakaraṇaṃ,
ed. P.S. Jaini, 1986
Text containing 41 didactic stories with verses based on the Jātakas but also drawing material from
apochryphal suttantas. (Possibly 14th century C.E.)
Mahābodhivaṃsa,
ed. S.A. Strong, 1891
The story of Buddha Gotama, the three councils, and the spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka. Ascribed
to Upatissa. (Possibly 10th century C.E.)
Mahāsūtras,
ed. P. Skilling.
2 volumes, 1994 and 1997; Vol. 1 reprinted 2010; Vol. 2 reprinted 2012
Set ISBN 374 5
Vol. I ISBN 319 2
Vol. II ISBN 320 6
Ten Tibetan sutras with parallels in the Pāli canon of texts used in protection (paritta) ceremonies. Vol.
I contains text and Vol. II a study of the genre.
Mahāvaṃsa,
ed. W. Geiger, 1908, 1958
ISBN 120 3
Chronicle based on earlier Sinhalese material, blending history and legend and relating the history of
Sri Lanka from a Buddhist viewpoint.
Translation: The Great Chronicle of Ceylon.
Majjhima-nikāya,
4 volumes:
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Manorathapūraṇī , 5 volumes:
Vol. I (1924, 2nd edn. 1973) ed. M. Walleser;
Vol. II (1930, 1968) ed. M. Walleser and H. Kopp;
Vol. III (1936, 1966) ed. H. Kopp;
Vol. IV (1940, 1979) ed. H. Kopp;
Vol. V (1957, 1977) ed. H. Kopp
Set ISBN 243 9
Vol. I ISBN 127 0
Vol. II ISBN 128 9
Vol. III ISBN 129 7
Vol. IV ISBN 130 0
Vol. V ISBN 131 9
Commentary on the Aṅguttara-nikāya by the influential Pāli commentator Buddhaghosa. (5th century
C.E.)
Mohavicchedanī,
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta and A.K. Warder, 1961
Commentary on the Mātikās, or summary of contents, of the seven Abhidhamma texts, itself generally
regarded as an Abhidhamma work. Written by the elder monk Kassapa. (12th-13th century C.E.)
Mūlasikkhā,
ed. E. Müller
Summary of the Vinaya, companion text to Khuddasikkhā. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text
Society, 1883.
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Nāmacāradī pikā,
ed. H. Saddhatissa
An Abhidhamma manual, one of the texts known as Little-Finger Manuals. (12th century C.E.)
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XV, 1990.
Nāmarūpapariccheda,
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta
Manual composed in verse, dealing with a selection of subjects from the Abhidhamma. Attributed to
the author of the Abhidhammattha-saṅgaha. (11th-12th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the
Pali Text Society, 1913-14.
Nāmarūpasamāso (Khemappakaraṇa),
ed. Ven. P. Dhammarama
Short prose treatise on the mind and mental processes (cetasikas) with a final section of 28 mnemonic
verses. (Possibly 10th-11th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1915-16.
Translation: "The Summary of Mind and Matter", Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XI, 1987.
Nettipakaraṇa,
ed. E. Hardy, 1902, 1961, 1995
Treatise setting out methods for interpreting and explaining canonical texts, similar in content to the
Peṭakopadesa and used by Buddhaghosa and other commentators. (Possibly 1st century B.C.E.)
Translation: The Guide.
Nibbānasutta,
ed. C. Hallisey
Apocryphal sutta originating in Southeast Asia in which nibbāna is compared to a city. Date unknown.
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XVIII, 1993.
Niddesa,
Set (including Index volume)
Mahāniddesa,
ed. L. de La Vallée Poussin and E.J. Thomas, 2 volumes, 1916, 1917, reprinted as one volume 1978
Cullaniddesa,
ed. W. Stede, 1918, 1988
The eleventh book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka is divided into two parts, each
containing a commentary considered to be canonical.
Both the Mahāniddesa and Cullaniddesa comment on texts from the Suttanipāta. (Not later than the
1st century BCE)
Pajjamadhu,
ed. E.R. Gooneratne
Ornate verse text praising the Buddha. (Probably 13th-14th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of
the Pali Text Society, 1887.
Pañcagatidī panī ,
ed. L. Feer
Verse text describing the five possible states into which beings may be born and the actions which
may lead to rebirth in one of these categories. (Date and author unknown.) Published in The Journal of
the Pali Text Society, 1884.
Papañcasūdanī ,
5 volumes:
Vol. I (1922, 1983);
Vol. II (1928, 1979, 2016) ed. J.H. Woods and D. Kosambi;
Vol. III (1933, 1976);
Vol. IV (1937) and Vol. V (1938), reprinted as one volume 1977, ed. I.B. Horner
Set ISBN 245 5
Vol. I ISBN 142 4
Vol. II ISBN 143 2
Vol. III ISBN 144 0
Vol. IV/V ISBN 145 9
Commentary on the Majjhima-nikāya by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Paramatthadī panī
I, see Udāna Commentary
II, see Itivuttaka Commentary
III, see Vimānavatthu Commentary
IV, see Petavatthu Commentary
V, see Theragāthā Commentary
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Paramatthajotikā II,
ed. Helmer Smith, 3 volumes:
Vol. I (1916, 1989);
Vol. II (1917, 1977, 1989, 2016);
Vol. III, Indexes (1918, 1984)
Set ISBN 251 X
Vol. I ISBN 178 5
Vol. II ISBN 179 3
Vol. III ISBN 180 7
Commentary on the Suttanipāta ascribed to Buddhaghosa.
Paramatthavinicchaya,
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta
An Abhidhamma manual, one of the texts known in Burma as Little-Finger Manuals. Written in South
India. (11th-12th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. X, pp. 155-226.
Paṭhamasambodhi,
ed. George Coedes, 2003.
A South-East Asian anthology of stories of the life of the Buddha. (16th century C.E.?)
Pātimokkha,
ed. W. Pruitt, tr. K.R. Norman 2001
Rules of the bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs with Pāli and English translation on facing pages.
Translation published with the Pāli edition.
Paṭisambhidāmagga,
ed. A.C. Taylor, 2 volumes, 1905, 1907, reprinted as one volume 1979
Twelfth book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka attributed by the commentary to Gotama
Buddha's disciple Sāriputta. This text is later than much of the canon and attempts to explain in a
systematic way how understanding of the Buddha's basic teaching can lead to enlightenment.
Translation: The Path of Discrimination.
Paṭṭhāna,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids: Set ISBN 375 3
Dukapaṭṭhāna, 1906, 1988
The final book of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka, divided into two parts: the Tikapaṭṭhāna with "groups of
three", and the Dukapaṭṭhāna
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dealing with "groups of twos". It is a highly technical text, consisting of a minutely detailed analysis
of the doctrine of conditionality.
Translation: Conditional Relations, Vols. I and II (translation of part of the Tikapaṭṭhāna only).
Peṭakopadesa,
ed. A. Barua, 1949, 1982
Treatise setting out a method for explaining and expanding the teaching of the Buddha. (Possibly 2nd
century B.C.E.)
Translation: Piṭaka Disclosure.
The fourth volume of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka, although it appears to be the earliest of the
Abhidhamma texts and contains many statements about the "person" (puggala) found elsewhere in the
Sutta-piṭaka.
Translation: A Designation of Human Types. (There is no translation of the commentary.)
Saccasaṅkhepa,
ed. Ven. P. Dhammarama
Short verse manual dealing with topics from the Abhidhamma. (5th-6th century C.E.?) Published in
The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1917-19.
Saddanīti,
ed. Helmer Smith, 1928-66, 2001
Vols. I/II ISBN 396 6
Vols. III/IV ISBN 397 4
Vols. V, parts 1 & 2 ISBN 398 2
The greatest of the extant Pāli grammars, written by Aggavaṃsa of Arimaddana in Burma in A.D.
1154.
Saddhammasaṅgaha,
ed. Ven. N. Saddhananda
Chronicle of Buddhism which includes a comprehensive account of Pāli books and authors. (14th
century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1890.
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Saddhammopāyana,
ed. R. Morris
Verse texts dealing with the fundamental doctrines of Buddhism. (Probably 13th century C.E.)
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1887.
Samantakūṭavaṇṇanā,
ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1958, 1995
Poem describing the life of Gotama Buddha and including the story of his three visits to Sri Lanka and
imprinting of his footprint on Samantakuṭa. (14th century C.E.)
Translation: In Praise of Mount Samanta.
Samantapāsādikā,
8 volumes:
Vol. I (1924, 1975),
Vol. II (1927, 1969),
Vol. III (1930, 1968),
Vol. IV (1934, 1979),
Vol. V (1938, 1966),
Vol. VI (1947, 1982),
Vol. VII (1947, 1981), ed. J. Takakusu and M. Nagai;
Vol. VIII, Indexes by H. Kopp, 1977
Set ISBN 247 1
Vol. I ISBN 158 0
Vol. II ISBN 159 9
Vol. III ISBN 160 2
Vol. IV ISBN 161 0
Vol. V ISBN 162 9
Vol. VI ISBN 163 7
Vol. VII ISBN 164 5
Vol. VIII ISBN 065 7
Commentary on the Vinaya-piṭaka by Buddhaghosa to which is prefixed an introduction, the
Bāhiranidāna (see below).
Samantapāsādikā Bāhiranidāna,
ed. and tr. N.A.
Jayawickrama, 1962, 1986, 2010
ISBN 045 2 £33.00
Introduction to the Vinaya-piṭaka Commentary relating the history of Buddhism up to the
establishment of the Vinaya-piṭaka in Sri Lanka.
Translation: The Inception of Discipline (published together with the text).
Saṃyutta-nikāya,
6 volumes:
Vol. I (1884, 2006), ed. L. Feer;
Vol. II (1888, 1989, 1994), ed. L. Feer;
Vol. III (1890, 1975), ed. L. Feer;
Vol. IV (1894, 1990), ed. L. Feer;
Vol. V (1898, 1976), ed. L. Feer;
Vol. VI (1904, 1980, 2016), Indexes by Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids
Set ISBN 430 X
Vol. I ISBN 428 8
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Translation: The Book of the Kindred Sayings and Connected Discourses of the Buddha.
Sandesakathā,
ed. J. Minayeff
Late historical text dealing in part with the relationship between Sri Lanka and Burma in medieval
times. (19th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1885.
Sārasaṅgaha,
ed. G. Sasaki, 1992
An anthology containing chapters on various topics of Buddhist teachings illustrated by stories, most
of which can be traced to the canon or commentaries. (14th century C.E.)
Sāratthappakāsinī ,
3 volumes,
Vol. I (1929, 1977), ed. F.L. Woodward;
Vol. II (1932, 1977);
Vol. III (1937, 1977);
Set ISBN 249 8
Vol. I ISBN 171 8
Vol. II ISBN 172 6
Vol. III ISBN 173 4
Commentary on the Saṃyutta-nikāya by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Sāsanavaṃsa,
ed. M. Bode, 1897, 1996
Late 19th-century Pāli version of a work originally written in Burmese dealing with the history of
Buddhism in places such as Sri Lanka and parts of Burma. The translation (The History of the
Buddha's Religion) is no longer available from the PTS.
Sī māvivādavinicchayakathā,
ed. J. Minayeff
19th-century text concerning the boundaries between specific Buddhist communities. Published in The
Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1887.
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Sumaṅgalavilāsinī ,
3 volumes:
Vol. I (1929, 2nd edn. 1968) ed. T.W.Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter; 2019
Vol. II (1931, 2nd edn. 1970),
Vol. III (1932, 2nd edn. 1971) ed. W.Stede
Set ISBN 250 1
Vol. I ISBN 174 2
Vol. II ISBN 175 0
Vol. III ISBN 176 9
Commentary on the Dīgha-nikāya by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Suttanipāta,
ed. Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith, 1913, 1990, 2017
ISBN 177 7
Fifth text of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, consisting mainly of verses, apparently
compiled from a number of sources. Two chapters of the Suttanipāta are mentioned by name in other
Pāli canonical texts, and the commentary upon them is also included in the canon. It is apparent that
this text contains some of the oldest Pāli poetry we possess.
Translations: Group of Discourses, 2nd ed., The Rhinoceros Horn (paperback), and The Suttanipāta:
An Ancient Collection of the Buddha's Discourses Together with its Commentaries.
Telakaṭāhagāthā,
ed E.R. Gooneratne
Poem written in Sri Lanka in a developed poetic style, the verses of which deal with nine fundamental
tenets of Buddhism. It is said to consist of verses uttered by a monk thrown into a cauldron of boiling
oil as a form of punishment. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1884.
Thūpavaṃsa,
ed. and tr. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1971
Chronicle dealing with the construction of the Mahāthūpa by the Sinhalese ruler Duṭṭha-gāmaṇī in the
first century B.C.E. (13th century C.E.)
Translation: published with text.
Tuṇḍilovāda,
ed. C. Hallisey
An apocryphal sutta extolling the merits of giving. (Date unknown.) Published in The Journal of the
Pali Text Society, Vol. XV, 1990.
Udāna,
ed. P. Steinthal, 1885, 1982, 2017
Third text of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, it consists of a collection of 80 "solemn
utterances" made by the Buddha on special occasions. Most are in verse accompanied by a prose
account of the circumstances that led to their being given.
Translations:The Udāna; Verses of Uplift in Minor Anthologies Vol. II.
Udāna Commentary,
ed. F.L. Woodward, 1926, 1977
Commentary on the Udāna by Dhammapāla. (6th century C.E.?)
Translation: Udāna Commentary.
Upāsakajanālaṅkāra,
ed. Ven. H. Saddhatissa, 1965
Text dealing with the proper conduct of a layman, based on the canon and its commentaries. (12th
century C.E.)
Translation: The Ornament of Lay Followers: Ānanda's Upāsakajanālaṅkāra.
Vibhaṅga,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1904, 1978
Second book of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka, in which certain topics central to the Buddha's teachings are
the subject of technical analysis.
Translation: The Book of Analysis.
mansions (vimānas).
Translation: Stories of the Mansions, in Minor Anthologies IV.
Vinaya-piṭaka,
ed. H. Oldenberg,
5 volumes:
Vol. I, Mahāvagga (1879, 1969);
Vol. II, Cūlavagga (1880, 1977, 1995);
Vol. III, Suttavibhaṅga part I and Samantapāsādikā, Bāhiranidāna (1881, 1993);
Vol. IV, Suttavibhaṅga part II (1882, 1993);
Vol. V, Parivāra (1883, 1982)
Set ISBN 368 0
Visuddhimagga,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 2 volumes, 1920, 1921, reprinted as one vol 1975
One of the most influential Pāli texts, this compendium of Buddhist doctrine and metaphysics is the
most important book written by Buddhaghosa. It provides a systematic exposition of Buddhist
teaching and is also a detailed manual for meditation. (5th century C.E.)
Translation: The Path of Purity.
Yamaka Commentary,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids
Commentary on the Yamaka attributed to Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.) Published in The Journal
of the Pali Text Society, 1912.
Yogāvacara's Manual,
ed. T.W. Rhys Davids, 1896, 1981
Based on an untitled Sinhalese manuscript, this text provides a detailed method for the practice of
meditation. (Date unknown.)
Translation: Manual of a Mystic