The Commentary on the Dhammapada, containing stories similar to those of the Játakas and explaining the occasions on which the Dhammapada-stanzas were uttered.
A considerable number of these stories are found in the Four Nikáyas and the Vinaya, and more than fifty are either directly derived from the Játaka Commentary or are closely parallel to them.
The work is usually ascribed to Buddhaghosa, and in the prelude to the book it is stated that he translated the work from Sinhalese at the request of a monk named Kumárakassapa. For a discussion see P.L.C., pp.95ff; and Law: Páli Lit., pp.449ff.