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Visuddhimagga
Sri Lankan treatise on Buddhist practice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Visuddhimagga (Pali; English: The Path of Purification), is the 'great treatise' on Buddhist practice and Theravāda Abhidhamma written by Buddhaghosa approximately in the 5th century in Sri Lanka. It is a manual condensing and systematizing the 5th century understanding and interpretation of the Buddhist path as maintained by the elders of the Mahavihara Monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
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Visuddhimagga | |
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Type | Commentary |
Commentary on | Digha Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Anguttara Nikaya |
Composition | 5th Century CE |
Attribution | Buddhaghosa |
Commentary | Visuddhimaggamahātīkā |
PTS Abbreviation | Vism |
Pāli literature |
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It is considered the most important Theravada text outside the Tipitaka canon of scriptures,[1] and is described as "the hub of a complete and coherent method of exegesis of the Tipitaka."[2]