Does anyone know if the commentaries and sub-commentaries have been complied in a consistent form (much like the pali canon)?
Or are these loose collections scattered here and there, having yet to be consolidated for the modern reader? If anyone can point me to the comms and the sub-comms, i'll be really grateful!
Thanks all
Where to find the commentaries?
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Re: Where to find the commentaries?
See here:Mydnight wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:49 am Does anyone know if the commentaries and sub-commentaries have been complied in a consistent form (much like the pali canon)?
Or are these loose collections scattered here and there, having yet to be consolidated for the modern reader? If anyone can point me to the comms and the sub-comms, i'll be really grateful!
Thanks all
https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/pl ... ions/16882
Most of the available commentaries in English translation on that list can be found by searching for them with google. Let me know if you can't find one you're looking for.
If you can read Thai then you're in an even better position: viewtopic.php?p=655644#p655644 .
See this thread for the commentaries in pali as well: viewtopic.php?p=646108#p646108
Also, Bhikkhu Bodhi's translations of the suttas contain snippets from the commentaries in the end notes (in English).
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Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Hi Mydnight,
They are very organised, and available in Pali in several places.
At Buddhanexus there is even the possibility of machine translation:
https://buddhanexus.net/pli/neutral
There are English translations available for some individual suttas, and there are some posts that give lists. Many translators quote parts of the Commentaries as footnotes. Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation of the Sutta Nipata includes the entire commentary.
Here's a thread with a list of English translations: viewtopic.php?t=31202
Mike
They are very organised, and available in Pali in several places.
At Buddhanexus there is even the possibility of machine translation:
https://buddhanexus.net/pli/neutral
There are English translations available for some individual suttas, and there are some posts that give lists. Many translators quote parts of the Commentaries as footnotes. Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation of the Sutta Nipata includes the entire commentary.
Here's a thread with a list of English translations: viewtopic.php?t=31202
Mike
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Re: Where to find the commentaries?
It's not quite readable yet for the commentaries. Give it another year and I bet it will be, given the quick progress in NLP we're seeing currently.mikenz66 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:15 am At Buddhanexus there is even the possibility of machine translation:
https://buddhanexus.net/pli/neutral
(But that's a good place to see them in Pali)
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
It's certainly getting better. Ven Vimala has been feeding it some translations of commentaries for training, in addition to the sutta translations. At least for the Abhidhamma and Commentaries you can get some idea what they are talking about.waryoffolly wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:22 amIt's not quite readable yet for the commentaries. Give it another year and I bet it will be, given the quick progress in NLP we're seeing currently.mikenz66 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 4:15 am At Buddhanexus there is even the possibility of machine translation:
https://buddhanexus.net/pli/neutral
(But that's a good place to see them in Pali)
https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/tm ... lish/21079
Mike
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Thank you all, you are amazing indeed.
Is there a list of "official" commentaries either recognised scholarly or traditionally?
I reckon those by Buddhaghosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atthakatha are considered the official ones? And then we have the loose ones by other authors. Then comes the sub-commentaries and the sub-sub commentaries by others later on, is this correct?
Is there a list of "official" commentaries either recognised scholarly or traditionally?
I reckon those by Buddhaghosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atthakatha are considered the official ones? And then we have the loose ones by other authors. Then comes the sub-commentaries and the sub-sub commentaries by others later on, is this correct?
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
I think only Atthakatha translated by Acariya Buddhaghosa from Sinhalese back to Pali are considered the official ones.Mydnight wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:09 am Thank you all, you are amazing indeed.
Is there a list of "official" commentaries either recognised scholarly or traditionally?
I reckon those by Buddhaghosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atthakatha are considered the official ones? And then we have the loose ones by other authors. Then comes the sub-commentaries and the sub-sub commentaries by others later on, is this correct?
Hiriottappasampannā,
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Thank you, OnthewayOntheway wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:06 amI think only Atthakatha translated by Acariya Buddhaghosa from Sinhalese back to Pali are considered the official ones.Mydnight wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:09 am Thank you all, you are amazing indeed.
Is there a list of "official" commentaries either recognised scholarly or traditionally?
I reckon those by Buddhaghosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atthakatha are considered the official ones? And then we have the loose ones by other authors. Then comes the sub-commentaries and the sub-sub commentaries by others later on, is this correct?
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
http://theravadaarticles.weebly.com/the ... ition.htmlMydnight wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:04 amThank you, OnthewayOntheway wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:06 amI think only Atthakatha translated by Acariya Buddhaghosa from Sinhalese back to Pali are considered the official ones.Mydnight wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:09 am Thank you all, you are amazing indeed.
Is there a list of "official" commentaries either recognised scholarly or traditionally?
I reckon those by Buddhaghosa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atthakatha are considered the official ones? And then we have the loose ones by other authors. Then comes the sub-commentaries and the sub-sub commentaries by others later on, is this correct?
Just sharing. A good article about Atthakatha.
Hiriottappasampannā,
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Thanks for the infoOntheway wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:11 amhttp://theravadaarticles.weebly.com/the ... ition.html
Just sharing. A good article about Atthakatha.
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
TPP will show you the organization of the commentaries in treeview form.
Also there is a dictionary called UPED which can help you read the commentaries.
I recently posted this in the pali section: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=42486
The commentaries are organized to point to the VSM in most cases dealing with Practice.
The commentaries are like a cumulative dictionary. So you might have to look earlier in the books or nikaya to find proper references. The earlier sections of the commentaries will usually be more detailed.
Also there is a dictionary called UPED which can help you read the commentaries.
I recently posted this in the pali section: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=42486
The commentaries are organized to point to the VSM in most cases dealing with Practice.
The commentaries are like a cumulative dictionary. So you might have to look earlier in the books or nikaya to find proper references. The earlier sections of the commentaries will usually be more detailed.
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
nice article.Ontheway wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:11 amhttp://theravadaarticles.weebly.com/the ... ition.html
Just sharing. A good article about Atthakatha.
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Hi, robertk. I'm glad you like it.
I agreed with Venerable Subhutibksubhuti wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 1:47 pm ......
The commentaries are organized to point to the VSM in most cases dealing with Practice.
The commentaries are like a cumulative dictionary. So you might have to look earlier in the books or nikaya to find proper references. The earlier sections of the commentaries will usually be more detailed.
I would suggest that if anyone wanted to read the Atthakatha, one should get familiar with Visuddhimagga first. Because Visuddhimagga itself is a kind of commentary (to Jaṭāsutta, Rathavinītasutta, Mahasatipatthanasutta, and many more) or should I say, a complete exegesis of Pāli Tipitaka according to the structure of Sila, Samadhi, Paññā and following the seven steps of purification as taught in Suttas such as Rathavinītasutta and Dasuttarasutta.
Hiriottappasampannā,
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
https://suttacentral.net/ja6/en/chalmer ... ight=false
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Here is a list I posted (created by someone else) some months ago in the thread Commentary Review.
English Translations of Pāli Commentaries on Canonical Texts
English Translations of Pāli Commentaries on Canonical Texts
“Live” List of Pali Commentaries’ English Translations• Buddhist Legends Translated from the Original Pāli Text of the Dhammapada Commentary, 3 parts – trans. Eugene Watson Burlingame (1921)
• The Clarifier of the Sweet Meaning (Madhuratthavilasini): commentary on the chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavaṃsa) – trans. I.B. Horner (1978)
• The Commentary on the Itivuttaka, 2 vols. – trans. Peter Masefield (2008-2009)
• The Commentary on the Verses of the Therīs – trans. William Pruitt (1998)
• Debates Commentary: Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa-Aṭṭhakathā – trans. B.C. Law (1989)
• The Dhammapada: A New Translation with the Pali Text and First English Translation of the Commentary’s Explanation of the Verses with Notes Translated from Sinhala Sources and Critical Textual Comments – trans. John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana (1987)
• The Dispeller of Delusion (Sammohavinodanī), 2 parts – trans. Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (1996)
• The Expositor (Aṭṭhasālinī): Buddhaghosa’s Commentary on Dhammasaṅgaṇi – trans. Pe Maung Tin (1921)
• Elucidation of the Intrinsic Meaning: so named the commentary on the Peta-stories (Paramatthadīpani nāma Petavatthu-āṭṭhakathā) – trans. Uba Kyaw (1980)
• Elucidation of the Intrinsic Meaning: so named the commentary on the Vimāna stories: Paramatthadīpani nāma Vimānavatthu-aṭṭhakathā – trans. Peter Masefield & N.A. Jayawickrama (2007)
• The Inception of Discipline & the Vinaya Nidāna: Being a Translation & Edition of the Bāhiranidāna of Buddhaghosa’s Samantapāsādikā, the Vinaya Commentary – NA Jayawickrama (1962)
• Minor Readings and Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning (Paramatthajotikā) – trans. Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (1960)
• Udāna Commentary (Paramatthaīpani), 2 vols. – trans. Peter Masefield (1994 & 1995)
Vinaya
Vin-a: Samantapasadika Bahiranidana, Inception of Discipline and Vinaya Nidana—N.A. Jayawickrama (Sacred Books of the Buddhists Vol.21) London-1962 (272p).pdf
Vin-a: Vinaya Commentary, Samantapasadika, Shan-Chien-P’i-P’o-Sha, Sanghabhadra’s Chinese Samantapasadika (tr. by Prof. P.V. Bapat and Prof. A. Hirakawa) (652p).pdf
Dīgha Nikāya
DN-a 1: Brahmajāla Sutta, The Discourse All Embracing Net of Views—Bhikkhu Bodhi(OCRed) (372p).pdf
DN-a 2: Sāmaññaphala Sutta and its Commentaries, The Fruits of Recluseship—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS-Kandy,2008(1989) (197p).pdf
DN-a 15: Mahānidāna Sutta Commentary, The Great Discourse on Causation—Bhikkhu Bodhi (OCRed) (82p).pdf
DN-a 16: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Commentary, The Mission Accomplished—Pategama Gnanarama Phd (236p).pdf
DN-a 28: Sampasādanīya Sutta Commentary Sampasādanīyasuttavaṇṇanā—Jnan Nanda for PhD at the University of Hong Kong, 2019 (284p).pdf
Commercial
DN-a 16: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Commentary, The Buddha’s Last Days—Yan-Gyu An (278p).pdf
https://www.abebooks.com/9780860134053/ ... 134059/plp 4
Majjhima Nikāya
MN-a 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta Commentary, Discourse on Root of existence—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS (OCRed) (106p).pdf
MN-a 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta Commentary, Discourse on Root of existence—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS a (OCRed) (109p).pdf
MN-a 4: The Bhayabheravasuttavaṇṇanā of the Majjhima Nikāya, An annotated translation and study—Sree D.R. Sraman for PhD University Hong Kong, 2018 (323p).pdf
MN-a 9: Sammādhiṭṭhi Sutta with Commentary—Bhikkhu Nyanamoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi (Wheels 377-9) (37p).pdf
MN-t 10: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta with Commentaries and Sub-Commentaries—Soma Thera (179p).pdf
MN-a 20: Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta Commentary, The Removal of Distracting Thoughts—Soma Thera (17p).pdf
MN-a 33: Mahāgopālaka Sutta Commentary (from Majjhima Nikāya Anthology, The Five Nikāyas—An Anthology) Myanmar Pali-EN Translation 1978 (25p).pdf
MN-t 100: Saṅgārava Sutta Commentaries and Sub-Commentaries (Pali, English, Czech translation by Ashin Saraṇa) version 2017 (94p).pdf
MN-a 118: Ānāpānassati Sutta Commentary, Mindfulness of Breathing—Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, BPS-2010(1952) (142p).pdf
MN-a 122: Mahāsuññata Sutta Commentary, The Greater Discourse on Voidness—Ñāṇamoli Thera, wheel 087 BPS-1982(1965) (47p).pdf
Khuddakapāṭha
Kp-a: Khuddakapāṭha Commentary, Minor Readings and Illustrator (PTS) (OCRed) (384p).pdf
Kp-a: Khuddakapāṭha Tirokuṭṭa Sutta Commentary (extracted from Khuddaka Nikāya Anthology, The Five Nikāyas) MM Pali-EN 1978 (16p).pdf
Dhammapada
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.1—E.W. Burlingame, clickable (270p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.2—E.W. Burlingame, clickable (385p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.3—E.W. Burlingame, clickable (375p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary, Buddhist Legends—E.W. Burlingame (scanned) 1 (380p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary, Buddhist Legends—E.W. Burlingame (scanned) 2 (378p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary, Buddhist Legends—E.W. Burlingame (scanned) 3 (424p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Stories—Gambiro Bhikkhu (126p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada, Treasury of Truth—Weragoda Sarada Thero (without pictures) (1250p).pdf
Commercial
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary—“The Dhammapada”—John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana
https://www.amazon.com/Dhammapada-John- ... 0195108604 2 (I don’t have this book yet.)
Suttanipāta
Snp-a: Suttanipāta Commentary Paramatthajotikā (only introductions to each sutta’s Commentary)—Burma Pitaka Association, edited by Bhikkhu Pesala (48p).pdf
Commercial
Snp-a: Suttanipāta Commentary, The Suttanipāta – An Ancient Collection of the Buddha’s Discourses Together with Its Commentaries (The Teachings of the Buddha)—Bhikkhu Bodhi (1083p).pdf
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Suttanipata+ ... nb_sb_noss 5
Therīgāthā
Thig-a: Therīgāthā—Canda Therī Commentary (Eng.) (OCRed) (5p).pdf
Udāna
Commercial
Ud-a: Udāna Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—ven. Dhammapala, En tr. P. Masefield Vol.1 (581p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Ud-a: Udāna Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—ven. Dhammapala, En tr. P. Masefield Vol.2 (611p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Itivuttaka
Commercial
Iti-a: Itivuttaka Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—En tr. P. Masefield vol 1 (456p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Iti-a: Itivuttaka Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—En tr. P. Masefield vol 2 (407p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Vimānavatthu
Commercial
Vv-a: Vimānavatthu Commentary Paramatthadīpanī, Intrinsic Meaning—En tr P Masefield (PTS) (619p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Petavatthu
Commercial
Pv-a: Petavatthu Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—U Ba Kyaw (Eng) (336p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Therīgatha
Commercial
Thig-a: Therīgatha Atthakatha Paramatthadīpanī—Acariya Dhammapala, En tr. W. Pruitt (458p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Jātaka
Ja-a: Jātaka Commentary Jātakaṭṭhakathā, only Nidānakathā, The Story of Gotama Buddha, vol.1—N.A. Jayawickrama (294p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 1—ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa, T. Anderson, BuddhaNet (265p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 2—ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa, T. Anderson, BuddhaNet (193p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 3 (only 512, 190, 322, 407) (14p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales Part 1-5—Ken and Visaka Kawasaki (Bodhi Leaves) (63p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales, Selected and Edited with Introduction and Notes—H.T. Francis and E.J. Thomas, Cambridge-96 (530p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātakas—vocabulary and glossary—I.B. Horner (21p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 1 (362p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 2 (346p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 3 (358p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 4 (344p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 5 (312p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 6 (332p).pdf
Apadāna
Apad-a: Apadāna Commentary - U Lu Pe Win (Eng.) (OCRed) (5p).pdf
Commercial
05.13 Apadāna Commentary Visuddhajanavilāsinī—Daya Gunasekara, part 2, 2011 (309p).pdf
I have it. So it exists. However, you need to come to Myanmar and read it from me. Now it is out of stock. Or it is certainly available in Buddhist Cultural Center, 125, Anderson Road, Nedimala, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka.
Buddhavaṃsa
Bv-a: Madhuratthavilāsinī—Commentary on Buddhavamsa (PTS) (OCRed) (510p).pdf
Milindapañha
Mil-a: Milindapañhā Commentary—Jetavana Mingun Sayadaw (review Tony Scott, only an outline) (16p).pdf
Abhidhamma
Ab-t: A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma—Bhikkhu Bodhi (excerpt- introduction) (17p).pdf
Ab-t: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha—Alexander S. Berger (310p).pdf
Ab-t: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha (Manual of Abhidhamma)—Nārada Mahā Thera (486p).pdf
Ab-t: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha, A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma—Bhikkhu Bodhi (OCRed) (425p).pdf
Commercial
Ds-a: Dhammasaṅgaṇī Commentary Aṭṭhasālinī, The Expositor—Pe Maung Tin vol.1,2 PTS (576p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Kv-a: Kathāvatthu Commentary Kathāvatthuppakaraṇaṭṭhakathā, The Debates Commentary—B.C. Law (261p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Visuddhimagga
Vism: Visuddhimagga—Samatha Advanced Lv 1—Mehm Tin Mon (154p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga—Samatha Advanced Lv 2—Mehm Tin Mon (176p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga explanation (rewritten from tapes, unknown author) (475p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga, The Path of Purification—Bhikkhu Nanamoli, 2011 (853p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga, The Path of Purity—Maung Tin vol.1, 1923 (107p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga, The Path of Purity—Maung Tin vol.2, 1929 (415p).pdf
Vism-t: Visuddhimagga Ṭīkī—A Study in Paramatthamañjūsā With Special Reference to Paññā—Cha Myang Hee (OCRed) (581p).pdf
Sāsanavaṁsa
07.5.02 Sāsanavaṃsa—The History of the Buddha’s Religion—B. C. Law (200p).pdf
Mahāvaṁsa
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa—Tourner (OCRed) (383p).pdf
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa Extended (chapters 5, 12-15, 18-20), Asoka and the Missions—Ānandajoti Bhikkhu (86p).pdf
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa or the Great Chronicle of Ceylon—Wilhelm Geiger (380p).pdf
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa, Extended Mahāvaṃsa 12-14, Asokan Missions—G.P. Malalasekara, Ānandajoti Bhikkhu (40p).pdf
Moggallānabyākaraṇa
07.6.01 Moggallānabyākaraṇa—hand-written notes of ven. Paññādhika (47p).pdf
Kaccāyanabyākaraṇa
07.6.02 Kaccāyanabyākaraṇa—En tr. U Nandisena, 2009 (250p).pdf
Lokanīti
07.7.05 Lokanīti, LawKaNiTeat—TatToe (Myanmar and English, Pali is omitted) (199p).pdf
Thūpavaṁsa
07.9.02 Thūpavaṃsa (Introduction), Emotions and Ethics in Buddhist History The Sinhala Thūpavaṃsa and the Work of Virtue—S.C. Berkwitz (19p).pdf
Commercial
07.9.2 Thūpavaṃsa, The Legend of the Topes—B.C. Law (113p).pdf
https://www.abebooks.com/9788170690009/ ... 690005/plp
Theoretical or Planned
MN-a: Majjhima Nikāya Commentary (apparently only a draft or incomplete version.)
Need
00 Vinaya Piṭaka original Samantapāsādikā (what we have is not strict translation of the Theravāda version)
01 DN 3-14, 17-27, 29-34
02 MN Commentary 2,3, 5-8, 11-19, 21-32, 34-99, 101-117, 119-121,123-152
03 SN Commentary all
04 AN Commentary all
05.08 Theragāthā Commentary
05.11 Niddesa Commentary
05.12. Paṭisambhidāmagga Commentary
05.15 Cariyāpiṭaka Commentary
05.16 Nettippakaraṇa Commentary
05.17 Peṭakopadesa Commentary
06 Vibhaṅga, Dhātukathā, Puggalapaññatti, Yamaka, and Paṭṭhāna Commentaries
07.2 Saṃgāyana Pucchā Vissajjanā
07.3 Leḍī Sayāḍo—Nirutti, Paramattha, Anudīpanī, and Paṭṭhānuddesadīpanī
07.4 Buddhavandanāganthasaṅgaho – Namakkāraṭīkā, Mahāpanāma, Lakkhaṇāto Buddhathomanāgathā, Sutavandanā, Jinālaṅkāra, Kamalāñjali, Pajjamadhu, Buddhaguṇagāthāvalī
07.5.1 Cūḷaganthavaṃsa
07.6 Saddanīti, Padarūpasiddhi, Moggallānapañcikā, Payogasiddhi, Vuttodaya, Abhidhānappadīpikā, Subodhālaṅkāra, Bālāvatāra Gaṇṭhipadatthavinicchayasāra
07.7. Nītiganthasaṅgaho—Kavidappananīti, Nītimanjarī, Dhammanīti, Mahārahanīti, Suttantanīti, Sūrassatinīti, Cāṇakyanīti, Naradakkhadīpanī, Caturārakkhadīpanī
07.8. Pakiṇṇakaganthasaṅgaho—Rasavāhinī, Sīmavisodhanīpāṭha, Vessantaragīti
07.9. Moggallāna Vuttivivaraṇapañcikā, Dāṭhāvaṃsa, Dhātupāṭhavilāsiniyā, Dhātuvaṃsa, Hatthavanagallavihāravaṅsa, Jinacaritaya, Jinavaṃsadīpaṃ, Telakaṭāhagāthā, Milidaṭīkā, Padamañjarī, Padasādhanaṃ, Saddabindupakaraṇaṃ, Kaccāyanadhātumañjūsā, Samantakūṭavaṇṇanā
Re: Where to find the commentaries?
Eko Care wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:26 am Here is a list I posted (created by someone else) some months ago in the thread Commentary Review.
English Translations of Pāli Commentaries on Canonical Texts“Live” List of Pali Commentaries’ English Translations• Buddhist Legends Translated from the Original Pāli Text of the Dhammapada Commentary, 3 parts – trans. Eugene Watson Burlingame (1921)
• The Clarifier of the Sweet Meaning (Madhuratthavilasini): commentary on the chronicle of Buddhas (Buddhavaṃsa) – trans. I.B. Horner (1978)
• The Commentary on the Itivuttaka, 2 vols. – trans. Peter Masefield (2008-2009)
• The Commentary on the Verses of the Therīs – trans. William Pruitt (1998)
• Debates Commentary: Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa-Aṭṭhakathā – trans. B.C. Law (1989)
• The Dhammapada: A New Translation with the Pali Text and First English Translation of the Commentary’s Explanation of the Verses with Notes Translated from Sinhala Sources and Critical Textual Comments – trans. John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana (1987)
• The Dispeller of Delusion (Sammohavinodanī), 2 parts – trans. Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (1996)
• The Expositor (Aṭṭhasālinī): Buddhaghosa’s Commentary on Dhammasaṅgaṇi – trans. Pe Maung Tin (1921)
• Elucidation of the Intrinsic Meaning: so named the commentary on the Peta-stories (Paramatthadīpani nāma Petavatthu-āṭṭhakathā) – trans. Uba Kyaw (1980)
• Elucidation of the Intrinsic Meaning: so named the commentary on the Vimāna stories: Paramatthadīpani nāma Vimānavatthu-aṭṭhakathā – trans. Peter Masefield & N.A. Jayawickrama (2007)
• The Inception of Discipline & the Vinaya Nidāna: Being a Translation & Edition of the Bāhiranidāna of Buddhaghosa’s Samantapāsādikā, the Vinaya Commentary – NA Jayawickrama (1962)
• Minor Readings and Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning (Paramatthajotikā) – trans. Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (1960)
• Udāna Commentary (Paramatthaīpani), 2 vols. – trans. Peter Masefield (1994 & 1995)
Vinaya
Vin-a: Samantapasadika Bahiranidana, Inception of Discipline and Vinaya Nidana—N.A. Jayawickrama (Sacred Books of the Buddhists Vol.21) London-1962 (272p).pdf
Vin-a: Vinaya Commentary, Samantapasadika, Shan-Chien-P’i-P’o-Sha, Sanghabhadra’s Chinese Samantapasadika (tr. by Prof. P.V. Bapat and Prof. A. Hirakawa) (652p).pdf
Dīgha Nikāya
DN-a 1: Brahmajāla Sutta, The Discourse All Embracing Net of Views—Bhikkhu Bodhi(OCRed) (372p).pdf
DN-a 2: Sāmaññaphala Sutta and its Commentaries, The Fruits of Recluseship—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS-Kandy,2008(1989) (197p).pdf
DN-a 15: Mahānidāna Sutta Commentary, The Great Discourse on Causation—Bhikkhu Bodhi (OCRed) (82p).pdf
DN-a 16: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Commentary, The Mission Accomplished—Pategama Gnanarama Phd (236p).pdf
DN-a 28: Sampasādanīya Sutta Commentary Sampasādanīyasuttavaṇṇanā—Jnan Nanda for PhD at the University of Hong Kong, 2019 (284p).pdf
Commercial
DN-a 16: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Commentary, The Buddha’s Last Days—Yan-Gyu An (278p).pdf
https://www.abebooks.com/9780860134053/ ... 134059/plp 4
Majjhima Nikāya
MN-a 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta Commentary, Discourse on Root of existence—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS (OCRed) (106p).pdf
MN-a 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta Commentary, Discourse on Root of existence—Bhikkhu Bodhi, BPS a (OCRed) (109p).pdf
MN-a 4: The Bhayabheravasuttavaṇṇanā of the Majjhima Nikāya, An annotated translation and study—Sree D.R. Sraman for PhD University Hong Kong, 2018 (323p).pdf
MN-a 9: Sammādhiṭṭhi Sutta with Commentary—Bhikkhu Nyanamoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi (Wheels 377-9) (37p).pdf
MN-t 10: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta with Commentaries and Sub-Commentaries—Soma Thera (179p).pdf
MN-a 20: Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta Commentary, The Removal of Distracting Thoughts—Soma Thera (17p).pdf
MN-a 33: Mahāgopālaka Sutta Commentary (from Majjhima Nikāya Anthology, The Five Nikāyas—An Anthology) Myanmar Pali-EN Translation 1978 (25p).pdf
MN-t 100: Saṅgārava Sutta Commentaries and Sub-Commentaries (Pali, English, Czech translation by Ashin Saraṇa) version 2017 (94p).pdf
MN-a 118: Ānāpānassati Sutta Commentary, Mindfulness of Breathing—Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli, BPS-2010(1952) (142p).pdf
MN-a 122: Mahāsuññata Sutta Commentary, The Greater Discourse on Voidness—Ñāṇamoli Thera, wheel 087 BPS-1982(1965) (47p).pdf
Khuddakapāṭha
Kp-a: Khuddakapāṭha Commentary, Minor Readings and Illustrator (PTS) (OCRed) (384p).pdf
Kp-a: Khuddakapāṭha Tirokuṭṭa Sutta Commentary (extracted from Khuddaka Nikāya Anthology, The Five Nikāyas) MM Pali-EN 1978 (16p).pdf
Dhammapada
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.1—E.W. Burlingame, clickable (270p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.2—E.W. Burlingame, clickable (385p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary (Buddhist Legends) vol.3—E.W. Burlingame, clickable (375p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary, Buddhist Legends—E.W. Burlingame (scanned) 1 (380p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary, Buddhist Legends—E.W. Burlingame (scanned) 2 (378p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary, Buddhist Legends—E.W. Burlingame (scanned) 3 (424p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Stories—Gambiro Bhikkhu (126p).pdf
Dhp-a: Dhammapada, Treasury of Truth—Weragoda Sarada Thero (without pictures) (1250p).pdf
Commercial
Dhp-a: Dhammapada Commentary—“The Dhammapada”—John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana
https://www.amazon.com/Dhammapada-John- ... 0195108604 2 (I don’t have this book yet.)
Suttanipāta
Snp-a: Suttanipāta Commentary Paramatthajotikā (only introductions to each sutta’s Commentary)—Burma Pitaka Association, edited by Bhikkhu Pesala (48p).pdf
Commercial
Snp-a: Suttanipāta Commentary, The Suttanipāta – An Ancient Collection of the Buddha’s Discourses Together with Its Commentaries (The Teachings of the Buddha)—Bhikkhu Bodhi (1083p).pdf
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Suttanipata+ ... nb_sb_noss 5
Therīgāthā
Thig-a: Therīgāthā—Canda Therī Commentary (Eng.) (OCRed) (5p).pdf
Udāna
Commercial
Ud-a: Udāna Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—ven. Dhammapala, En tr. P. Masefield Vol.1 (581p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Ud-a: Udāna Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—ven. Dhammapala, En tr. P. Masefield Vol.2 (611p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Itivuttaka
Commercial
Iti-a: Itivuttaka Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—En tr. P. Masefield vol 1 (456p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Iti-a: Itivuttaka Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—En tr. P. Masefield vol 2 (407p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Vimānavatthu
Commercial
Vv-a: Vimānavatthu Commentary Paramatthadīpanī, Intrinsic Meaning—En tr P Masefield (PTS) (619p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Petavatthu
Commercial
Pv-a: Petavatthu Commentary Paramatthadīpanī—U Ba Kyaw (Eng) (336p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Therīgatha
Commercial
Thig-a: Therīgatha Atthakatha Paramatthadīpanī—Acariya Dhammapala, En tr. W. Pruitt (458p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Jātaka
Ja-a: Jātaka Commentary Jātakaṭṭhakathā, only Nidānakathā, The Story of Gotama Buddha, vol.1—N.A. Jayawickrama (294p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 1—ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa, T. Anderson, BuddhaNet (265p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 2—ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa, T. Anderson, BuddhaNet (193p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales of the Buddha 3 (only 512, 190, 322, 407) (14p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales Part 1-5—Ken and Visaka Kawasaki (Bodhi Leaves) (63p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātaka Tales, Selected and Edited with Introduction and Notes—H.T. Francis and E.J. Thomas, Cambridge-96 (530p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—Jātakas—vocabulary and glossary—I.B. Horner (21p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 1 (362p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 2 (346p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 3 (358p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 4 (344p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 5 (312p).pdf
Ja-a: Jātakas—The Jātaka or Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births (E. B. Cowell) 6 (332p).pdf
Apadāna
Apad-a: Apadāna Commentary - U Lu Pe Win (Eng.) (OCRed) (5p).pdf
Commercial
05.13 Apadāna Commentary Visuddhajanavilāsinī—Daya Gunasekara, part 2, 2011 (309p).pdf
I have it. So it exists. However, you need to come to Myanmar and read it from me. Now it is out of stock. Or it is certainly available in Buddhist Cultural Center, 125, Anderson Road, Nedimala, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka.
Buddhavaṃsa
Bv-a: Madhuratthavilāsinī—Commentary on Buddhavamsa (PTS) (OCRed) (510p).pdf
Milindapañha
Mil-a: Milindapañhā Commentary—Jetavana Mingun Sayadaw (review Tony Scott, only an outline) (16p).pdf
Abhidhamma
Ab-t: A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma—Bhikkhu Bodhi (excerpt- introduction) (17p).pdf
Ab-t: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha—Alexander S. Berger (310p).pdf
Ab-t: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha (Manual of Abhidhamma)—Nārada Mahā Thera (486p).pdf
Ab-t: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha, A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma—Bhikkhu Bodhi (OCRed) (425p).pdf
Commercial
Ds-a: Dhammasaṅgaṇī Commentary Aṭṭhasālinī, The Expositor—Pe Maung Tin vol.1,2 PTS (576p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Kv-a: Kathāvatthu Commentary Kathāvatthuppakaraṇaṭṭhakathā, The Debates Commentary—B.C. Law (261p).pdf
Translations of Pali texts 13
Visuddhimagga
Vism: Visuddhimagga—Samatha Advanced Lv 1—Mehm Tin Mon (154p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga—Samatha Advanced Lv 2—Mehm Tin Mon (176p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga explanation (rewritten from tapes, unknown author) (475p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga, The Path of Purification—Bhikkhu Nanamoli, 2011 (853p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga, The Path of Purity—Maung Tin vol.1, 1923 (107p).pdf
Vism: Visuddhimagga, The Path of Purity—Maung Tin vol.2, 1929 (415p).pdf
Vism-t: Visuddhimagga Ṭīkī—A Study in Paramatthamañjūsā With Special Reference to Paññā—Cha Myang Hee (OCRed) (581p).pdf
Sāsanavaṁsa
07.5.02 Sāsanavaṃsa—The History of the Buddha’s Religion—B. C. Law (200p).pdf
Mahāvaṁsa
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa—Tourner (OCRed) (383p).pdf
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa Extended (chapters 5, 12-15, 18-20), Asoka and the Missions—Ānandajoti Bhikkhu (86p).pdf
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa or the Great Chronicle of Ceylon—Wilhelm Geiger (380p).pdf
Mhvs: Mahāvaṃsa, Extended Mahāvaṃsa 12-14, Asokan Missions—G.P. Malalasekara, Ānandajoti Bhikkhu (40p).pdf
Moggallānabyākaraṇa
07.6.01 Moggallānabyākaraṇa—hand-written notes of ven. Paññādhika (47p).pdf
Kaccāyanabyākaraṇa
07.6.02 Kaccāyanabyākaraṇa—En tr. U Nandisena, 2009 (250p).pdf
Lokanīti
07.7.05 Lokanīti, LawKaNiTeat—TatToe (Myanmar and English, Pali is omitted) (199p).pdf
Thūpavaṁsa
07.9.02 Thūpavaṃsa (Introduction), Emotions and Ethics in Buddhist History The Sinhala Thūpavaṃsa and the Work of Virtue—S.C. Berkwitz (19p).pdf
Commercial
07.9.2 Thūpavaṃsa, The Legend of the Topes—B.C. Law (113p).pdf
https://www.abebooks.com/9788170690009/ ... 690005/plp
Theoretical or Planned
MN-a: Majjhima Nikāya Commentary (apparently only a draft or incomplete version.)
Need
00 Vinaya Piṭaka original Samantapāsādikā (what we have is not strict translation of the Theravāda version)
01 DN 3-14, 17-27, 29-34
02 MN Commentary 2,3, 5-8, 11-19, 21-32, 34-99, 101-117, 119-121,123-152
03 SN Commentary all
04 AN Commentary all
05.08 Theragāthā Commentary
05.11 Niddesa Commentary
05.12. Paṭisambhidāmagga Commentary
05.15 Cariyāpiṭaka Commentary
05.16 Nettippakaraṇa Commentary
05.17 Peṭakopadesa Commentary
06 Vibhaṅga, Dhātukathā, Puggalapaññatti, Yamaka, and Paṭṭhāna Commentaries
07.2 Saṃgāyana Pucchā Vissajjanā
07.3 Leḍī Sayāḍo—Nirutti, Paramattha, Anudīpanī, and Paṭṭhānuddesadīpanī
07.4 Buddhavandanāganthasaṅgaho – Namakkāraṭīkā, Mahāpanāma, Lakkhaṇāto Buddhathomanāgathā, Sutavandanā, Jinālaṅkāra, Kamalāñjali, Pajjamadhu, Buddhaguṇagāthāvalī
07.5.1 Cūḷaganthavaṃsa
07.6 Saddanīti, Padarūpasiddhi, Moggallānapañcikā, Payogasiddhi, Vuttodaya, Abhidhānappadīpikā, Subodhālaṅkāra, Bālāvatāra Gaṇṭhipadatthavinicchayasāra
07.7. Nītiganthasaṅgaho—Kavidappananīti, Nītimanjarī, Dhammanīti, Mahārahanīti, Suttantanīti, Sūrassatinīti, Cāṇakyanīti, Naradakkhadīpanī, Caturārakkhadīpanī
07.8. Pakiṇṇakaganthasaṅgaho—Rasavāhinī, Sīmavisodhanīpāṭha, Vessantaragīti
07.9. Moggallāna Vuttivivaraṇapañcikā, Dāṭhāvaṃsa, Dhātupāṭhavilāsiniyā, Dhātuvaṃsa, Hatthavanagallavihāravaṅsa, Jinacaritaya, Jinavaṃsadīpaṃ, Telakaṭāhagāthā, Milidaṭīkā, Padamañjarī, Padasādhanaṃ, Saddabindupakaraṇaṃ, Kaccāyanadhātumañjūsā, Samantakūṭavaṇṇanā
I hope more people read Atthakatha books, in that way, less fake Dhamma, less Adhamma and less Papanca......
Hiriottappasampannā,
sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
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sukkadhammasamāhitā;
Santo sappurisā loke,
devadhammāti vuccare.
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