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2019

Oberlies's Pāli Grammar, T. Oberlies, 2 volumes, 2019


Paramatthadīpanī IV (Petavatthu Commentary), eds. Peter Jackson and Yumi Ousaka,
The Catalogue of Manuscripts in the U Pho Thi Library, Thaton, Myanmar, W. Pruitt, Y. Ousaka, S.
Kasamatsu

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

Index to the Aṅguttara-nikāya, Yumi Ousaka et al.,


Dhammapada, ed. O. von Hinüber and K.R. Norman (with Indexes by Yamazaki, Ousaka & Miyao)
The Book of the Discipline, Vol. I, tr. I.B. Horner (with hitherto untranslated passages by P. Kieffer-
Pülz)
A Critical Pāli Dictionary, Vol. III (bound), ed. Oskar von Hinüber,
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2013

The Udāna and The Itivuttaka, tr. Peter Masefield,


Kaccāyana and Kaccāyanavutti, ed. by O. Pind, Index by S. Kasamatsu & Y. Ousaka,
Index to the Milindapañha, Yumi Ousaka et al.,

2012

Aṅguttaranikāyapurāṇaṭīkā, Catutthā Līnatthapakāsinī, ed. P. Pecenko (posthumously completed by T.


Ditrich),
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi,
Catalogue of the Piṭaka and Other Texts in Pāli, Pāli-Burmese, and Burmese (Pitakat samuin), tr. P.
Nyunt,
The Teaching of Vimalakīrti, tr. S. Boin, paperback reprint
Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XXXI

2011

Caillat's Selected Papers, Colette Caillat


Stances des Thera, tr. Mme Daniele Masset
A Critical Pāli Dictionary, Vol. III.8, ed. Oskar von Hinüber
The Perfect Generosity of Prince Vessantara, tr. Margaret Cone & Richard F. Gombrich

2010

Index to the Saṃyutta-nikāya, eds. M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka


A Dictionary of Pāli, Part II, G-N, ed. Margaret Cone

2009

Commentary on the Itivuttaka, Vol. II, tr. P. Masefield


Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XXX
Bhesajjamañjūsā II

2008

Commentary on the Itivuttaka, Vol. I, tr. P. Masefield

2007

Dhammapāda-aṭṭhakathā, Vol. I.I, 2nd ed. Helmer Smith


Collected Papers, Vol. VIII, K.R. Norman
Elders' Verses, Vol. I, 2nd ed. K.R. Norman
Elders' Verses, Vol. II, 2nd ed. K.R. Norman
Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XXIX, 2007 (Festschrift)
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2006

A Philological Approach to Buddhism, K.R. Norman


Index to the Majjhima-nikāya, eds. M. Yamazaki and Y. Ousaka
Saṃyutta-nikāya, Vol. I, ed. L. Feer
Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XXVIII, 2006

2005

Stances des Theri, tr. Mme Daniele Masset

Sets of the Pāli Canon in English Translation and in Pāli (Tipiṭaka)

Pāli Canon in English Translation, Set 33 books in total

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

Pāli Canon in Pāli (Tipiṭaka), Set 55 books in total

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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Dīgha-nikāya 3 Volumes Set


Itivuttaka
Jātaka with Commentary 7 Volumes Set
Kathāvatthu 2 Volumes Set with Index
Khuddakapāṭha with Commentary
Majjhima-nikāya 4 Volumes Set
Niddesa 3 Volumes Set (Mahāniddesa, Cullaniddesa, Index)
Paṭisambhidāmagga (2 Vols in one)
Paṭṭhāna 2 Volumes Set (Dukapaṭṭhāna, Tikapaṭṭhāna with Commentary)
Puggalapaññatti & Commentary (2 Vols in one)
Saṃyutta-nikāya 6 Volumes Set
Suttanipāta
Theragāthā / Therīgāthā
Udāna
Vibhaṅga
Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu
Vinaya-piṭaka 6 Volumes Set with Index
Yamaka 2 Volumes Set

Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha and Abhidhammatthavibhāvinī-ṭīkā,


ed. H. Saddhatissa, 1989
A manual covering the whole field of Abhidhamma in a condensed way, published together with one
of the commentaries on it. (10th and 11th century C.E.). An earlier edition by T.W. Rhys Davids is
published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1884.
Translations: Compendium of Philosophy ; The Summary of the Topics of Abhidhamma and
Exposition of the Topics of Abhidhamma.

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

Index to the Aṅguttara-nikāya,


S. Kasamatsu, Y. Kawasaki, Y. Ousaka, 2014
Computer-generated index to the Aṅguttara-nikāya.

Aṅguttara-nikāya Commentary, see Manorathapūraṇī

Aṅguttaranikāyapurāṇaṭī kā, Catutthā Lī natthapakāsinī ,


ed. P. Pecenko (posthumously completed by T. Ditrich), 2012
First modern edition of the Manorathapūraṇīpurāṇaṭīkā of Dhammapāla.

Aṅguttara-nikāya-ṭī kā (Subcommentary), (Sāratthamañjūsā),


ed. P. Pecenko, 3 volumes, 1996, 1997 (1998), 1999

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.

Apadāna Commentary (Visuddhajanavilāsinī ),


ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1954, 1988
Commentary on the first three sections of the Apadāna. (13th century C.E.?)

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.

Buddhadatta's Manuals, ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 2 volumes, 1915, 1928,


reprinted as one volume 1980
Four verse texts composed by Buddhadatta presumably as aids for students. Abhidhammāvatāra and
Rūpārūpavibhāga are summaries of the Abhidhamma while Vinayavinicchaya and Uttaravinicchaya
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are summaries of the Vinaya-piṭaka. (c. 5th century C.E.)


Translation of Rūpārūpavibhāga: Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XVI, pp. 1-12.

Buddhaghosuppatti, ed. & trans. James Gray, 1892, 2001,


The story of the commentator Buddhaghosa (c. 15th century C.E.)
Translation: Published with text.

Buddhavaṃsa and Cariyāpiṭaka,


ed. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1974, 1995, 2017
Last two books of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka. In the Buddhavaṃsa Gotama Buddha
relates, in verse, the lives of the 24 Buddhas who preceded him, and his former actions in relation to
those Buddhas. The Cariyāpiṭaka also relates stories in verse of Gotama Buddha in former lives, this
particular collection being used to illustrate his mastery of the ten perfections.
Translations: Chronicle of Buddhas and Basket of Conduct in Minor Anthologies, Vol. III.

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.

Cariyāpiṭaka Commentary (Paramatthadī panī VII),


ed. D.L. Barua, 1939, reprinted with Indexes by H. Kopp, 1979
Commentary on the Cariyāpiṭaka by Dhammapāla. (6th century C.E.?)

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.

Cullaniddesa see Niddesa

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).

Dāṭhāvaṃsa, ed. T.W. Rhys Davids


This verse text (13th century C.E.) is both a story of early Buddhism and a history of the Buddha's
tooth relic. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1884.
There is no PTS translation of this text available.

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.

Indexes to the Dhammapada,


Yamazaki, Ousaka and Miyao, 1995
One of a number of computer-generated indexes produced for the PTS in recent years, containing
word and reverse word, and pada and reverse pada indexes.

Dhammapada Commentary, 5 volumes:


Vol. I (1906, 1909, 1993, 2018),
Vol. I.I (1925, 2nd ed. 2007, reprinted with Vol. I 2018) ed. Helmer Smith
Vol. II (1911, 1993),
Vol. III (1912, 1993),
Vol. IV (1914, 1970) ed. H.C. Norman;
Vol. V indexes by L.S. Tailang, 1915, 1992
Set ISBN 525 X
Vol. I (1/2) ISBN 519 5
Vol. II ISBN 091 6
Vol. III ISBN 092 4

Vol. IV/V ISBN 093 2


This anonymous commentary is basically a collection of stories, of which about sixty are shared with
the Jātaka Commentary, chosen to introduce, contextualise and explain the verses of the
Dhammapada. It was apparently composed in Sri Lanka and its date is unknown.
The second edition of part one of the first volume of the Dhammapāda-aṭṭhakathā was first published
in 1925 and has been reprinted in 2007.
Translation: Buddhist Legends.

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.

Dhammasaṅgaṇī Commentary, see Atthasālinī

Index to the Dhammasaṅgaṇī ,


Tabata, Nonome and Bando, 1987
Computer-generated index to the Dhammasaṅgaṇī.

Dhātukathā with Commentary,


ed. E.R. Gooneratne, 1892, reprinted with corrections 1987
The third volume of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka gives a detailed and systematic analysis of the elements
of physical phenomena.
Translation: Discourse on Elements

Dhātupāṭha and Dhātumañjūsā, see The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and Dhātumañjūsā.


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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.

Index to the Dī gha-nikāya,


M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka, K.R. Norman and M. Cone, 1997
Computer-generated index to the Dīgha-nikāya.

Dī gha-nikāya Commentary, see Sumaṅgalavilāsinī

Dī gha-nikāya Sub-commentary (Lī natthapakāsinī ),


ed. Lily de Silva, 1970
Set ISBN 238 2
Vol. I ISBN 099 1
Vol. II ISBN 100 9
Vol. III ISBN 101 7
Sub-commentary (ṭīkā) on the Dīgha-nikāya.

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.

Dukapaṭṭhāna, see Paṭṭhāna

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.

Index to the Gandhavaṃsa,


M. Bode
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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.

Jātaka with Commentary,


7 volumes, ed. V. Fausbøll 1877-1896, 1990-1, 2018; Vol. VII: Indexes by Dines Andersen, 1897,
1992
Set ISBN 240 4
Vol. I ISBN 106 8
Vol. II ISBN 107 6
Vol. III ISBN 108 4
Vol. IV ISBN 109 2
Vol. V ISBN 110 6
Vol. VI ISBN 111 4
Vol. VII ISBN 112 2
Tenth book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, it consists of verses embedded in stories of
the former births of Gotama Buddha.
Translations: The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births; The Story of Gotama Buddha
(Jātaka-nidāna).

Index to the Jātaka


by M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka

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.

Kaccāyana and Kaccāyanavutti,


new ed. by O. Pind, Index by S. Kasamatsu & Y. Ousaka, 2013.
Earliest known Pāli Grammar, traditionally associated with the Buddha's disciple Mahā-Kaccāyana
(6th-7th century C.E.).

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.

Kathāvatthu Commentary, (Pañcappakaraṇatthakathā)


ed. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1979
Short but informative commentary by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.) An earlier edition by J.
Minayeff is published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1889.
Translation: The Debates Commentary.

Khuddakapāṭha with Commentary (Paramatthajotikā I),


ed. Helmer Smith, 1915, 1978
The first book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, but probably the latest to be included in the
collection. It consists of nine short texts, only one of which is not found elsewhere in the canon. It was
possibly compiled as a handbook for novices. The commentary is traditionally attributed to
Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Translation: The Minor Readings and the Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning.
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Khuddasikkhā and Mūlasikkhā,


ed. E. Müller
Two verse texts which together form a compendium summarising the disciplinary rules contained in
the Vinaya-piṭaka. (Date unknown: not later than the 12th century C.E.)
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1883.

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.)

Mahāniddesa, see Niddesa.

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.

Mahāvaṃsa, Extended, see Extended Mahāvaṃsa.

Mahāvaṃsa-ṭī kā, (Vaṃsatthappakāsinī ),


ed. G.P. Malalasekera,
2 volumes, 1935, 1977
Set ISBN 241 2
Vol. I ISBN 121 1
Vol. II ISBN 122 X
Commentary on the Mahāvaṃsa by an unnamed author. (Possibly 8th or 9th century C.E.)

Majjhima-nikāya,
4 volumes:
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Vol. I (1888, 1993), ed. V. Trenckner;


Vol. II (1896-98, 1993; reprinted with corrections, 2004),
Vol. III (1899-1902, 1977, 1994, 2017) ed. R. Chalmers;
Vol. IV (2006) Index by M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka
The 1925 ed. of the Indexes by Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids is no longer available.
Set ISBN 427 X

Vol. I ISBN 123 8


Vol. II ISBN 124 6
Vol. III ISBN 125 4
Vol. IV ISBN 420 2
The second collection of the Sutta-piṭaka containing 152 suttas including some of the best known
sermons in the Pāli canon, e.g. Alagaddūpamasutta, Aṅgulimālasutta and Mahāsīhanādasutta.
Translations: Middle Length Sayings, and Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha

Majjhima-nikāya Commentary, see Papañcasūdanī

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.)

Milindapañha & Milinda-ṭī kā,


ed. V. Trenckner, 1880; ṭīkā, ed. P.S. Jaini, 1961, reprinted as one volume 1986
Popular prose text in the form of a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Milinda (Menander) and a
Buddhist monk called Nāgasena. (2nd century B.C.E.)
Translation: Milinda's Questions.

Index to the Milindapañha,


Yumi Ousaka et al., 2013
Computer-generated index to the Milindapañha

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

Index to the Mahāniddesa,


L.S. Cousins, 1995. (Computer-generated index to the first part of the Niddesa.)

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)

Niddesa Commentary (Saddhammapajjotikā),


ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, Vol. I (1939) and Vol. II (1939) reprinted as one volume 1980, Vol. III,
1940, 1989
Vols. I/II ISBN 137 8
Vol. III ISBN 138 6
Commentary attributed to a Sinhalese monk named Upasena which also includes comments on verses
of the Suttanipāta. (Probably 6th century C.E.)
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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.

The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and Dhātumañjūsā,


ed. Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith, 1921. Paper covers.

Two grammatical texts with lists of roots. (14th century C.E.?)

Pāli Nī ti Texts of Burma,


ed. H. Bechert and H. Braun, 1981
Edition containing four collections of aphorisms based on the Indian Subhāṣita traditions. (Date
uncertain.)

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.

Paññāsajātaka (Zimmè Jātaka),


ed. P.S. Jaini, 2 volumes:
Vol. I (stories 1-25) 1981;
Vol. II (stories 26-50) 1983
Set ISBN 244 7
Vol. I ISBN 140 8
Vol. II ISBN 141 6
This is an edition of the Burmese recension of a collection of 50 Jātaka stories current in Southeast
Asia. Although some of the stories are based upon those in the Pāli Jātaka, they are not regarded as
canonical. (Date and author unknown.)
Translation: Apocryphal Birth Stories.

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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VI, see Therīgāthā Commentary


VII, see Cariyāpiṭaka Commentary

Paramatthajotikā I, see Khuddakapāṭha with Commentary

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.

Paṭisambhidāmagga Commentary (Saddhammappakāsinī ),


ed. C.V. Joshi, 3 volumes, 1933-1947, 1979
Vol. I ISBN 147 5
Vols. II/III ISBN 148 3
Commentary on the Paṭisambhidāmagga, attributed to Mahānāma, which quotes extensively from the
Visuddhimagga. (6th century C.E.)

Paṭṭhāna,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids: Set ISBN 375 3
Dukapaṭṭhāna, 1906, 1988

Tikapaṭṭhāna and Commentary,


3 volumes, 1921, 1922, 1923; reprinted as one volume 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.

Petavatthu, see Vimānavatthu


The 1888 ed. by J. Minayeff is no longer available.
Seventh book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka. This is a collection of stories about beings
who are suffering because of evil deeds performed in a former life.
Translation: Stories of the Departed, in Minor Anthologies, Vol. IV.

Petavatthu Commentary (Paramatthadī panī IV),


ed. P. Jackson, with an Index by Y. Ousaka, 2019.
Commentary on the Petavatthu with a computer-generated index.
Translation: Peta Stories

Puggalapaññatti & Puggalapaññatti Commentary (Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā),


ed. R. Morris, 1883, 2nd edn. 1972 as one volume with
Commentary (ed. G. Landsberg and Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1914), 2019

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.

Sadddhammapajjotikā, see Niddesa Commentary.

Saddhammapakāsinī, see Paṭisambhidāmagga Commentary.

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).

Sammohavinodanī, see Vibhaṅga Commentary.

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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Vol. II ISBN 166 1


Vol. III ISBN 167 X
Vol. IV ISBN 168 8
Vol. V ISBN 169 6
Vol. VI ISBN 170 X
[The 1999 G.A. Somaratne edition of Saṃyutta-nikāya Vol. I is no longer available]
Collection of suttas grouped together according to their contents and containing some of the most
important Buddhist teachings such as the section of the Suttas dealing with different aspects of the
four Noble Truths.
To download a PDF file of a revised edition of the Saṃyutta-nikāya Volume IV, which includes variant
readings found in other printed editions of the text,

Translation: The Book of the Kindred Sayings and Connected Discourses of the Buddha.

Index to the Saṃyutta-nikāya


M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka, 2010
Computer-generated index to the Saṃyutta-nikāya.

Saṃyutta-nikāya Commentary, see Sāratthappakāsinī

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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Subodhālaṅkāra (Porāṇa-ṭī kā, Abhinava-ṭī kā),


ed. P.S. Jaini, 2000
A 12th-century text on rhetoric by Saṅgharakkhita with two sub-commentaries.

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.

Suttanipāta Commentary, see Paramatthajotikā II.

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.

Theragāthā & Therī gāthā,


ed. (1) H. Oldenberg, (2) R. Pischel, 1883, 2nd edn. 1966 with Appendixes by K.R. Norman and L.
Alsdorf, 1990
The eighth and ninth texts of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, these are collections of poems
ascribed to elder monks (theras) or nuns (therīs) respectively. Many of the verses are accounts of
religious experiences, some of which also achieve a high poetic standard.
Translations: Elders' Verses, Vols. I and II; Psalms of the Early Buddhists; Stances des Therī
Poems of Early Buddhist Monks (paperback); Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns (paperback).

Theragāthā Commentary (Paramatthadī panī V),


ed. F.L. Woodward, 3 volumes:
Vol. I (1940, 1971, 1995);
Vol. II (1952, 1977, 2013);
Vol. III (1959, 1984)
Set ISBN 252 8
Vol. I ISBN 182 3
Vol. II ISBN 183 1
Vol. III ISBN 184 X
Commentary on the Theragāthā by Dhammapāla. (6th century C.E.?)
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Therī gāthā Commentary (Paramatthadī panī VI),


ed. William Pruitt, 1997
Commentary on the Theragāthā by Dhammapāla. (6th century C.E.?) The 1893 edition of this text by
E. Müller is no longer available from the PTS.
Translation: The Commentary on the Verses of the Therīs.

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.

Tika-paṭṭhāna, see Paṭṭhāna.

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.

Vibhaṅga Commentary (Sammoha-vinodanī ),


ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 1923, 1980
Commentary on the Vibhaṅga attributed to Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Translation: Dispeller of Delusion, Vols. I and II.

Vimānavatthu & Petavatthu,


new ed. by N.A. Jayawickrama, 1977, 1999. The 1886 ed. by E.R. Gooneratne is no longer available.
Sixth book of the Khuddaka-nikāya of the Sutta-piṭaka, this text consists of 83 stories describing the
former meritorious actions that have led to individuals being reborn as gods enjoying life in celestial
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mansions (vimānas).
Translation: Stories of the Mansions, in Minor Anthologies IV.

Vimānavatthu Commentary (Paramatthadī panī III),


ed. P. Jackson, with an Index by Y. Ousaka, 2016.
Commentary on the Vimānavatthu with a computer-generated index.
Translation: Vimāna Stories

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

Vol. I ISBN 190 4


Vol. II ISBN 191 2
Vol. III ISBN 192 0
Vol. IV ISBN 193 9
Vol. V ISBN 194 7
(Set price includes Index volume below) The collection of monastic law, the purpose of which is to
regulate life within the community of monks and nuns as well as their relationship with the laity. The
collection deals with the rules relating to individual conduct and with the legal procedures and
formulae used by the community as a whole. It is divided into three sections, the first of which
contains the set of rules for monks and nuns (the Pātimokkha), which is an independent text according
to other Buddhist schools. The Vinaya-piṭaka also contains a large number of stories and biographical
material relating to the Buddha. (The Pātimokkha is contained in Vols. III and IV of the text and in
Vols. I, II, and III of the translation.)
Translation: The Book of the Discipline.

Index to the Vinaya-piṭaka,


Ousaka, Yamazaki and Norman, 1996, 2017
Computer-generated index of the Vinaya-piṭaka.

Vinaya-piṭaka Commentary, see Samantapāsādikā and Samantapāsādikā Bāhiranidāna

Visuddhajanavilādinī , see Apadāna Commentary.

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.

Index to the Visuddhimagga,


Ousaka, Yamazaki 2004.
Yamaka,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids,
2 volumes:
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Vol. I (1911, 1987, 1995);


Vol. II (1913, 1987, 1995)
Set ISBN 276 5
Vol. I ISBN 274 9
Vol. II ISBN 275 7
The sixth book of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka dealing with applied logic.
Translation: The Book of Pairs and its Commentary.

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

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