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Abhidhammatthasa.ngaha and Abhidhammatthavibhaavinii-.tiikaa,
ed. H. Saddhatissa, 1989
ISBN 288 9 £26.40
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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.
Anaagatava.msa,
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).
A.nguttara-nikaaya,
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
Set ISBN 234 X £132.00
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Vol. I ISBN 067 3 £23.00
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Vol. II ISBN 068 1 £26.40
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Vol. III ISBN 078 9 £26.40
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Vol. IV ISBN 079 7 £26.40
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Vol. V ISBN 080 0 £26.40
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Vol. VI ISBN 081 9 £17.00
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The fourth collection of the Sutta-pi.taka containing short discourses arranged to a numerical system. Most of the discourses follow a stereotyped formulaic presentation and many can be found elsewhere in the canon.
Translation: The Book of the Gradual Sayings.
A.nguttara-nikaaya Commentary (Manorathapuura.nii), 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 £99.00
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Vol. I ISBN 127 0 £26.40
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Vol. II ISBN 128 9 £26.40
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Vol. III ISBN 129 7 £26.40
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Vol. IV ISBN 130 0 £17.00
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Vol. V ISBN 131 9 £15.40
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Commentary on the A.nguttara-nikaaya by the influential Paali commentator Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
A.nguttara-nikaaya-.tiikaa (Subcommentary), (Saaratthama~njuusaa),
ed. P. Pecenko, 2 volumes, 1996, 1997 (1998), 1999
Set ISBN 378 8 £54.50
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Vol. I ISBN 346 X £19.80
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Vol. II ISBN 358 3 £19.80
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Vol. III ISBN 371 0 £19.80
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The first seven chapters of the subcommentary on the A.nguttara-nikaaya. (12th century C.E.)
Apadaana,
ed. M.E. Lilley, 1925, 1927; 2 vols. reprinted as one, 2000
ISBN 390 7 £44.00
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A collection of stories of elder monks and nuns, giving their past lives.
Apadaana Commentary (Visuddhajanavilaasinii),
ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1954, 1988
ISBN 280 3 £30.50
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Commentary on the first three sections of the Apadaana. (13th century C.E.?)
Atthasaalinii see Dhammasa"nga.nii Commentary.
Bhesajjama~njuusaa,
ed. J. Liyanaratne, 1997
ISBN 347 8 £19.80
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Edition of part of the only extant Paali medical text book containing information on medicines and illnesses. (13th century C.E.)
Translation: The Casket of Medicine.
Bra.h Maaleyyadevattheravatthu.m
ed. E. Denis
Southeast Asian Paali narrative of the travels of the monk Maaleyyadeva. 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
ISBN 084 3 £30.80
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Four verse texts composed by Buddhadatta presumably as aids for students. Abhidhammaavataara and Ruupaaruupavibhaaga are summaries of the Abhidhamma while Vinayavinicchaya and Uttaravinicchaya are summaries of the Vinaya-pi.taka. (c. 5th century C.E.)
Translation of Ruupaaruupavibhaaga: Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XVI, pp. 1-12.
Buddhaghosuppatti, ed. & trans. James Gray, 1892, 2001,
ISBN 395 8 £14.80
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The story of the commentator Buddhaghosa (c. 15th century C.E.)
Translation: Published with text.
Buddhava.msa and Cariyaapi.taka,
ed. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1974, 1995
ISBN 085 1 £18.20
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Last two books of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka. In the Buddhava.msa Gotama Buddha relates, in verse, the lives of the 24 Buddhas who preceded him, and his former actions in relation to those Buddhas. The Cariyaapi.taka 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. II.
Buddhava.msa Commentary,
ed. I.B. Horner, 1946, 1978
ISBN 086 X £23.00
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Commentary on the Buddhava.msa ascribed to Buddhadatta. (5th century C.E.?)
Translation: Clarifier of the Sweet Meaning.
Cariyaapi.taka Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii VII),
ed. D.L. Barua, 1939, reprinted with Indexes by H. Kopp, 1979
ISBN 087 8 £24.75
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Commentary on the Cariyaapi.taka by Dhammapaala. (6th century C.E.?)
Chakesadhaatuva.msa,
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.
Cuulava.msa,
ed. W. Geiger,
2 volumes, 1925, 1927, reprinted as one volume 1980
ISBN 088 6 £39.30
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Continuation of the Chronicle of Ceylon (Mahaava.msa) dealing with the period from the 12th to the 19th centuries C.E.
Translation: Cuulava.msa.
Cullaniddesa see Niddesa
Dasabodhisattuppattikathaa,
ed. and tr. Ven. H. Saddhatissa, 1975
ISBN 089 4 £21.00
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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).
Daa.thaava.msa, 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 Hinuuber and K.R. Norman, 1994, 1995
ISBN 313 3 £14.30
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One of the most popular Buddhist texts, many of the verses of which have parallels in the texts of other Buddhist schools and in non-Buddhist sources. It is a collection of verses arranged according to their subject matter and is the first Paali text to have been edited in Europe. It is the second book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka 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
ISBN 337 0 £14.30
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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),
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 236 6 £93.50
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Vol. I ISBN 090 8 £28.30
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Vol. II ISBN 091 6 £20.60
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Vol. III ISBN 092 4 £29.40
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Vol. IV/V ISBN 093 2 £25.00
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This anonymous commentary is basically a collection of stories, of which about sixty are shared with the Jaataka Commentary, chosen to introduce, contextualise and explain the verses of the Dhammapada. It was apparently composed in Sri Lanka and its date is unknown.
Translation: Buddhist Legends.
Dhammasa.nga.nii,
ed. E. Müller, 1885, 1978
ISBN 094 0 £21.50
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The first volume of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka is a compilation from various sources analysing and classifying the phenomena (dhammaa) that comprise all mental and material conditions.
Translation: Buddhist Psychological Ethics.
Dhammasa.nga.nii Commentary (Atthasaalinii),
ed. E. Müller, 1897, revised reprint with indexes by L.S. Cousins, 1979
ISBN 083 5 £30.80
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Translations: The Expositor, Darlegung der Bedeutung.
Index to the Dhammasa.nga.nii,
Tabata, Nonome and Bando, 1987
ISBN 270 6 £13.75
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Computer-generated index to the Dhammasa.nga.nii.
Dhaatukathaa with Commentary,
ed. E.R. Gooneratne, 1892, reprinted with corrections 1987
ISBN 095 9 £12.00
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The third volume of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka gives a detailed and systematic analysis of the elements of physical phenomena.
Translation: Discourse on Elements
Dhaatupaa.tha and Dhaatuma~njuusaa, see The Paali Dhaatupaa.tha and Dhaatuma~njuusaa.
Diigha-nikaaya,
3 volumes :
Vol. I (1889, 1983, 1995), eds. T.W. Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter;
Vol. II (1903, 1982, 1995) eds. T.W. Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter;
Vol. III (1910, 1992) ed. J.E. Carpenter
Set ISBN 369 9 £79.20
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Vol. I ISBN 096 7 £19.25
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Vol. II ISBN 097 5 £23.60
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Vol. III ISBN 098 3 £22.00
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(Set price includes Index volume below)
The first collection of the Sutta-pi.taka containing the long discourses of the Buddha. A number of the suttas expound important doctrines, e.g. the Mahaanidaanasutta (15) and Mahaasatipa.t.thaanasutta (22). In several, the Buddha discusses the views and doctrines of the brahmanic religion and various contemporary religious schools and philosophies, e.g. the So.nada.n.dasutta (4) and the Saama~n~naphalasutta (2).
Translation: Dialogues of the Buddha.
Index to the Diigha-nikaaya,
M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka, K.R. Norman and M. Cone, 1997
ISBN 355 9 £22.80
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Computer-generated index to the Diigha-nikaaya.
Diigha-nikaaya Commentary (Suma.ngalavilaasinii),
3 volumes:
Vol. I (1929, 2nd edn. 1968) ed. T.W.Rhys Davids and J.E. Carpenter;
Vol. II (1931, 2nd edn. 1970),
Vol. III (1932, 2nd edn. 1971) ed. W.Stede
Set ISBN 250 1 £66.00
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Vol. I ISBN 174 2 £24.20
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Vol. II ISBN 175 0 £24.20
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Vol. III ISBN 176 9 £24.20
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Commentary on the Diigha-nikaaya by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Diigha-nikaaya Sub-commentary (Liinatthapakaasinii),
ed. Lily de Silva, 1970
Set ISBN 238 2 £79.20
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Vol. I ISBN 099 1 £35.20
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Vol. II ISBN 100 9 £28.30
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Vol. III ISBN 101 7 £23.00
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Sub-commentary (.tiikaa) on the Diigha-nikaaya.
Diipava.msa,
ed. and trans. Hermann Oldenberg
ISBN 384 2 £16.00
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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.
Dukapa.t.thaana, see Pa.t.thaana
Extended Mahaava.msa,
ed. G.P. Malalasekera, 1937, 1988.
ISBN 285 4 £17.50
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Also sometimes known as the Cambodian Mahaava.msa, this version appears to be South-East Asian in origin and has been enlarged by a number of additions to the text.
Gandhava.msa,
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 Gandhava.msa,
M. Bode
Manual index to the Gandhava.msa by Mabel Bode. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1894-96.
Hatthavanagallavihaarava.msa,
ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1956
ISBN 102 5 £5.00
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Chronicle text dealing with the history of the temple at Attanagalla, Sri Lanka. (13th century C.E.)
Index, see
Diigha-nikaaya, Gandhava.msa, Jaataka, Nidessa, Vinaya-pi.taka, Visuddhimagga, Majjhima-nikaaya.
Itivuttaka,
ed. E. Windisch, 1889, 1975
ISBN 103 3 £14.00
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Fourth book in the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, 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 £37.40
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Vols. I/II ISBN 104 1 £25.00
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Vol. III ISBN 105 X £17.00
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Commentary on the Itivuttaka by Dhammapaala. (6th century C.E.?)
Translation: in preparation.
Jaataka with Commentary,
6 volumes, ed. V. Fausbooll 1877-1896, 1990-1; Vol.
VII: Indexes by Dines Andersen, 1897, 1992
Set ISBN 240 4 £173.80
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Vol. I ISBN 106 8 £29.20
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Vol. II ISBN 107 6 £29.20
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Vol. III ISBN 108 4 £29.20
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Vol. IV ISBN 109 2 £29.20
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Vol. V ISBN 110 6 £29.20
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Vol. VI ISBN 111 4 £29.20
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Vol. VII ISBN 112 2 £19.20
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Tenth book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, it consists of verses embedded in stories of the former births of Gotama Buddha.
Translations: The Jaataka or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births; The Story of Gotama Buddha (Jaataka-nidaana).
Index to the Jaataka
by M. Yamazaki, Y. Ousaka
ISBN 409 1 £40.00
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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.
Jinakaalamaalii,
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 1962
ISBN 113 0 £15.40
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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.)
Jinakaalamaalii Index,
Hans Penth, 1994
ISBN 324 9 £15.40
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An annotated descriptive index to the Jinakaalamaali.
Jinaala.nkaara,
ed. and tr. James Gray, 1894, 1981
ISBN 114 9 £14.80
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Ornate poem, in a variety of metres, telling the story of the Buddha from his former birth as Sumedha up to his parinibbaana. (12th century C.E.)
Translation: published with text.
Ka.nkhaavitara.nii,
new ed. by K.R. Norman and William Pruitt, 2003.
ISBN 413 X £33.00
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Commentary on the Paatimokkha section of the Vinaya-pi.taka by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
(Copies of the original ed. by D.A.L. Maskell, 1956, 1981 are still available under
ISBN 115 7 £25.00)
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Kathaavatthu,
ed. A.C. Taylor, Vol. I (1894) and Vol. II (1897) reprinted 1979 as one volume; Index volume, Satoshi Nonome et al., 1982
Set ISBN 342 7 £55.00
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Vols. I/II ISBN 116 5 £39.00
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Index ISBN 117 3 £21.50
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The fifth book of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka 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 Theravaadin beliefs.
Translation: Points of Controversy.
Kathaavatthu Commentary, (Pa~ncappakara.natthakathaa)
ed. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1979
ISBN 118 1 £41.20
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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.
Khuddakapaa.tha with Commentary (Paramatthajotikaa I),
ed. Helmer Smith, 1915, 1978
ISBN 119 X £19.80
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The first book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, 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.
Khuddasikkhaa and Muulasikkhaa,
ed. E. Müller
Two verse texts which together form a compendium summarising the disciplinary rules contained in the Vinaya-pi.taka. (Date unknown: not later than the 12th century C.E.)
Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1883.
Ku.naalajaataka,
ed. and tr. W.B. Bollée, 1970
ISBN 050 9 £15.00
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This Jaataka is unique in the Paali 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.
Lokaneyyappakara.na.m,
ed. P.S. Jaini, 1986
ISBN 150 5 £20.60
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Text containing 41 didactic stories with verses based on the Jaatakas but also drawing material from apochryphal suttantas. (Possibly 14th century C.E.)
Mahaabodhiva.msa,
ed. S.A. Strong, 1891
ISBN 387 7 £15.40
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The story of Buddha Gotama, the three councils, and the spread of Buddhism to Sri Lanka. Ascribed to Upatissa. (Possibly 10th century C.E.)
Mahaaniddesa, see Niddesa.
Mahaasuutras,
ed. P. Skilling.
2 volumes, 1995 and 1998
Set ISBN 374 5 £69.30
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Vol. I ISBN 319 2 £39.90
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Vol. II ISBN 320 6 £36.40
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Ten Tibetan sutras with parallels in the Paali canon of texts used in protection (paritta) ceremonies. Vol. I contains text and Vol. II a study of the genre.
Mahaava.msa,
ed. W. Geiger, 1908, 1958
ISBN 120 3 £23.60
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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.
Mahaava.msa, Extended, see Extended Mahaava.msa.
Mahaava.msa-.tiikaa, (Va.msatthappakaasinii),
ed. G.P. Malalasekera,
2 volumes, 1935, 1977
Set ISBN 241 2 £46.20
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Vol. I ISBN 121 1 £26.70
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Vol. II ISBN 122 X £23.60
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Commentary on the Mahaava.msa by an unnamed author. (Possibly 8th or 9th century C.E.)
Majjhima-nikaaya,
4 volumes:
Vol. I (1888, 1993), ed. V. Trenckner;
Vol. II (1896-98, 1993),
Vol. III (1899-1902, 1977, 1994) 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 £100.00
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Vol. I ISBN 123 8 £33.00
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Vol. II ISBN 124 6 £19.80
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Vol. III ISBN 125 4 £23.60
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Vol. IV ISBN 420 2 £35.50
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The second collection of the Sutta-pi.taka containing 152 suttas including some of the best known sermons in the Paali canon, e.g. Alagadduupamasutta, A.ngulimaalasutta and Mahaasiihanaadasutta.
Translations: Middle Length Sayings, and Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
Majjhima-nikaaya Commentary (Papa~ncasuudanii),
5 volumes:
Vol. I (1922, 1983);
Vol. II (1928, 1979) 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 £90.00
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Vol. I ISBN 142 4 £22.50
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Vol. II ISBN 143 2 £22.50
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Vol. III ISBN 144 0 £32.00
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Vol. IV/V ISBN 145 9 £22.50
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Commentary on the Majjhima-nikaaya by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Manorathapuura.nii, see A.nguttara-nikaaya Commentary.
Milindapa~nha,
ed. V. Trenckner, 1880 with Milinda-.tiikaa, ed. P.S. Jaini, 1961, reprinted as one volume 1986
ISBN 235 8 £31.90
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Popular prose text in the form of a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Milinda (Menander) and a Buddhist monk called Naagasena. (2nd century B.C.E.)
Translation: Milinda's Questions.
Mohavicchedanii,
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta and A.K. Warder, 1961
ISBN 134 3 £27.00
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Commentary on the Maatikaas, 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.)
Muulasikkhaa,
ed. E. Müller
Summary of the Vinaya, companion text to Khuddasikkhaa. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1883.
Naamacaaradiipikaa,
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.
Naamaruupapariccheda,
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-sa.ngaha. (11th-12th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1913-14.
Naamaruupasamaaso (Khemappakara.na) ,
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.
Nettipakara.na,
ed. E. Hardy, 1902, 1961, 1995
ISBN 135 1 £23.00
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Treatise setting out methods for interpreting and explaining canonical texts, similar in content to the Pe.takopadesa and used by Buddhaghosa and other commentators. (Possibly 1st century B.C.E.)
Translation: The Guide.
Nibbaanasutta,
ed. C. Hallisey
Apocryphal sutta originating in Southeast Asia in which nibbaana is compared to a city. Date unknown. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, Vol. XVIII, 1993.
Niddesa,
Set (including Index volume below)
ISBN 365 6 £60.00
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Mahaaniddesa,
ed. L. de La Vallée Poussin and E.J. Thomas, 2 volumes, 1916, 1917, reprinted as one volume 1978
ISBN 136 X £30.90
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Cullaniddesa,
ed. W. Stede, 1918, 1988
ISBN 277 3 £20.30
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The eleventh book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka is divided into two parts, each containing a commentary considered to be canonical. Both the Mahaaniddesa and Cullaniddesa comment on texts from the Suttanipaata. (3rd century B.C.E.)
Index to the Mahaaniddesa,
L.S. Cousins, 1995
ISBN 310 9 £15.40
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(also available in Niddesa set above)
Computer-generated index to the first part of the Niddesa.
Niddesa Commentary (Saddhammapajjotikaa),
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, Vol. I (1939) and Vol. II (1939) reprinted as one volume 1980, Vol. III, 1940, 1989
Set ISBN 343 5 £52.80
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Vols. I/II ISBN 137 8 £29.20
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Commentary attributed to a Sinhalese monk named Upasena which also includes comments on verses of the Suttanipaata. (Probably 6th century C.E.)
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 Paali Dhaatupaa.tha and Dhaatuma~njuusaa,
ed. Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith, 1921. Paper covers.
ISBN 424 5 £16.00
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Two grammatical texts with lists of roots. (14th century C.E.?)
Paali Niiti Texts of Burma,
ed. H. Bechert and H. Braun, 1981
ISBN 139 4 £42.60
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Edition containing four collections of aphorisms based on the Indian Subhaa.sita traditions. (Date uncertain.)
Pa~ncagatidiipanii,
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.
Pa~n~naasajaataka (Zimmè Jaataka),
ed. P.S. Jaini, 2 volumes:
Vol. I (stories 1-25) 1981;
Vol. II (stories 26-50) 1983
Set ISBN 244 7 £83.60
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Vol. I ISBN 140 8 £50.00
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This is an edition of the Burmese recension of a collection of 50 Jaataka stories current in Southeast Asia. Although some of the stories are based upon those in the Paali Jaataka, they are not regarded as canonical. (Date and author unknown.)
Translation: Apocryphal Birth Stories.
Papa~ncasuudanii, see Majjhima-nikaaya Commentary.
Paramatthadiipanii II, see Itivuttaka Commentary.
Paramatthadiipanii III, see Vimaanavatthu Commentary.
Paramatthadiipanii IV, see Petavatthu Commentary.
Paramatthajotikaa I, see Khuddakapaa.tha.
Paramatthajotikaa II, see Suttanipaata Commentary (3 vols.).
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.
Pa.thamasambodhi,
ed. George Coedes, 2003.
ISBN 411 3 £24.00
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A South-East Asian anthology of stories of the life of the Buddha. (16th century C.E.?)
Paatimokkha,
ed. W. Pruitt, tr. K.R. Norman
2001
ISBN 392 3 £13.70
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Rules of the bhikkhus and bhikkhuniis with Paali and English translation on facing pages.
Translation published with the Paali edition.
Pa.tisambhidaamagga,
ed. A.C. Taylor, 2 volumes, 1905, 1907, reprinted as one volume 1979
ISBN 146 7 £28.30
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Twelfth book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka attributed by the commentary to Gotama Buddha's disciple Saariputta. 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.
Pa.tisambhidaamagga Commentary (Saddhammappakaasinii),
ed. C.V. Joshi, 3 volumes,
1933-1947, 1979
Set ISBN 246 3 £44.00
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Vol. I ISBN 147 5 £24.00
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Vols. II/III ISBN 148 3 £24.00
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Commentary on the Pa.tisambhidaamagga, attributed to Mahaanaama, which quotes extensively from the Visuddhimagga. (6th century C.E.)
Pa.t.thaana,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids:
Set ISBN 375 3 £53.90
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Dukapa.t.thaana, 1906, 1988
ISBN 278 1 £29.70
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Tikapa.t.thaana and Commentary,
3 volumes, 1921, 1922, 1923; reprinted as one volume 1988
ISBN 279 X £29.70
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The final book of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka, divided into two parts: the Tikapa.t.thaana with "groups of three", and the Dukapa.t.thaana 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 Tikapa.t.thaana only).
Pe.takopadesa,
ed. A. Barua, 1949, 1982
ISBN 149 1 £14.60
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Treatise setting out a method for explaining and expanding the teaching of the Buddha. (Possibly 2nd century B.C.E.)
Translation: Pi.taka Disclosure.
Petavatthu, see Vimaanavatthu
The 1888 ed. by J. Minayeff is no longer available.
Seventh book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka. 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 (Paramatthadiipanii IV),
ed. E. Hardy, 1894. No longer available.
Translation: Peta Stories
Puggalapa~n~natti,
ed. R. Morris, 1883, 2nd edn. 1972 as one volume with
Puggalapa~n~natti Commentary(Pa~ncappakara.na.t.thakathaa),
ed. G. Landsberg and Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1914
ISBN 156 4 £20.00
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The fourth volume of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka, although it appears to be the earliest of the Abhidhamma texts and contains many statements about the "person" (puggala) found elsewhere in the Sutta-pi.taka.
Translation: A Designation of Human Types. (There is no translation of the commentary.)
Saccasa.nkhepa,
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.
Saddaniiti,
ed. Helmer Smith, 1928-66, 2001
Set, ISBN 385 0 £82.50
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Vols. I/II ISBN 396 6 £31.30
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Vols. V, parts 1 & 2 ISBN 398 2 £29.00
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The greatest of the extant Pali grammars, written by Aggava.msa of Arimaddana in Burma in A.D. 1154.
Sadddhammapajjotikaa, see Niddesa Commentary.
Saddhammapakaasinii, see Pa.tisambhidaamagga Commentary.
Saddhammasa.ngaha,
ed. Ven. N. Saddhananda
Chronicle of Buddhism which includes a comprehensive account of Paali books and authors. (14th century C.E.) Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1890.
Saddhammopaayana,
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.
Samantakuu.tava.n.nanaa,
ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1958, 1995
ISBN 157 2 £8.80
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Poem describing the life of Gotama Buddha and including the story of his three visits to Sri Lanka and imprinting of his footprint on Samantaku.ta. (14th century C.E.)
Translation: In Praise of Mount Samanta.
Samantapaasaadikaa, see Vinaya-pi.taka Commentary.
Samantapaasaadikaa Baahiranidaana, see Vinaya-pi.taka Commentary, Samantapaasaadikaa Baahiranidaana.
Sammohavinodanii, see Vibha.nga Commentary.
Sa.myutta-nikaaya,
6 volumes:
Vol. I (1999), ed. G.A. Somaratne;
Vol. II (1888, 1989, 1994);
Vol. III (1890, 1975);
Vol. IV (1894, 1990);
Vol. V (1898, 1976), ed. L. Feer;
Vol. VI (1904, 1980), Indexes by Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids
Set ISBN 370 2 £125.40
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Vol. II ISBN 166 1 £20.60
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Vol. III ISBN 167 X £20.60
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Vol. VI ISBN 170 X £18.90
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[Copies of the 1884 L. Feer edition of Sa.myutta-nikaaya Vol. I are available for £17.75, but must be specifically requested quoting ISBN 165 3]
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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.
Translation: The Book of the Kindred Sayings and Connected Discourses of the Buddha.
Sa.myutta-nikaaya Commentary (Saaratthappakaasinii),
3 volumes,
Vol. I (1929, 1977), ed. F.L. Woodward;
Vol. II (1932, 1977);
Vol. III (1937, 1977);
Set ISBN 249 8 £66.00
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Vol. I ISBN 171 8 £22.00
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Vol. III ISBN 173 4 £25.80
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Commentary on the Sa.myutta-nikaaya by Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Sandesakathaa,
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.
Saarasa.ngaha,
ed. G. Sasaki, 1992
ISBN 302 8 £16.50
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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.)
Saaratthappakaasinii, see Sa.myutta-nikaaya Commentary.
Saasanava.msa,
ed. M. Bode, 1897, 1996
ISBN 340 0 £19.80
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Late 19th-century Paali 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.
Siimaavivaadavinicchayakathaa,
ed. J. Minayeff
19th-century text concerning the boundaries between specific Buddhist communities. Published in The Journal of the Pali Text Society, 1887.
Subodhaala"nkaara (Poraa.na-.tiikaa, Abhinava-.tiikaa),
ed. P.S. Jaini, 2000
ISBN 373 7 £18.50
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A 12th-century text on rhetoric by Sa"ngharakkhita with two sub-commentaries.
Suma.ngalavilaasinii, see Diigha-nikaaya Commentary.
Suttanipaata,
ed. Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith, 1913, 1990
ISBN 177 7 £17.90
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Fifth text of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, consisting mainly of verses, apparently compiled from a number of sources. Two chapters of the Suttanipaata are mentioned by name in other Paali canonical texts, and the commentary upon them is also included in the canon. It is apparent that this text contains some of the oldest Paali poetry we possess.
Translations: Group of Discourses, 2nd ed.and
The Rhinoceros Horn (paperback).
Suttanipaata Commentary,
ed. Helmer Smith, 3 volumes:
Vol. I (1916, 1989);
Vol. II (1917, 1977, 1989);
Vol. III, Indexes (1918, 1984)
Set ISBN 251 X £54.50
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Vol. I ISBN 178 5 £23.60
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Commentary on the Suttanipaata ascribed to Buddhaghosa.
Telaka.taahagaathaa,
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.
Theragaathaa,
ed. H. Oldenberg, and
Theriigaathaa, ed R. Pischel, 1883, 2nd edn. 1966
with Appendixes by K.R. Norman and L. Alsdorf, 1990
ISBN 181 5 £19.80
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The eighth and ninth texts of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, these are collections of poems ascribed to elder monks (theras) or nuns (theriis) 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 Theri
Poems of Early Buddhist Monks (paperback);
Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns (paperback).
Theragaathaa Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii V),
ed. F.L. Woodward, 3 volumes:
Vol. I (1940, 1971, 1995);
Vol. II (1952, 1977);
Vol. III (1959, 1984)
Set ISBN 252 8 £53.90
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Commentary on the Theragaathaa by Dhammapaala. (6th century C.E.?)
Theriigaathaa Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii VI),
ed. William Pruitt, 1997
ISBN 357 5 £19.80
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Commentary on the Theriigaathaa by Dhammapaala. (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 Theriis.
Tika-pa.t.thaana, see Pa.t.thaana.
Thuupava.msa,
ed. and tr. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1971
ISBN 052 5 £22.00
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Chronicle dealing with the construction of the Mahaathuupa by the Sinhalese ruler Du.t.tha-gaama.nii in the first century B.C.E. (13th century C.E.)
Translation: published with text.
Tu.n.dilovaada,
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.
Udaana,
ed. P. Steinthal, 1885, 1982
ISBN 185 8 £9.30
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Third text of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, 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 Udaana; Verses of Uplift in Minor Anthologies Vol. II.
Udaana Commentary,
ed. F.L. Woodward, 1926, 1977
ISBN 186 6 £29.00
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Commentary on the Udaana by Dhammapaala. (6th century C.E.?)
Translation: Udaana Commentary.
Upaasakajanaala.nkaara,
ed. Ven. H. Saddhatissa, 1965
ISBN 187 4 £23.60
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Text dealing with the proper conduct of a layman, based on the canon and its commentaries. (12th century C.E.?)
Vibha.nga,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1904, 1978
ISBN 188 2 £28.00
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Second book of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka, in which certain topics central to the Buddha's teachings are the subject of technical analysis.
Translation: The Book of Analysis.
Vibha.nga Commentary (Sammoha-vinodanii),
ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 1923, 1980
ISBN 189 0 £31.90
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Commentary on the Vibha.nga attributed to Buddhaghosa. (5th century C.E.)
Translation: Dispeller of Delusion, Vols. I and II.
Vimaanavatthu and Petavatthu,
new ed. by N.A. Jayawickrama, 1977, 1999. The 1886 ed. by E.R. Gooneratne is no longer available.
ISBN 064 9 £20.60
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Sixth book of the Khuddaka-nikaaya of the Sutta-pi.taka, this text consists of 83 stories describing the former meritorious actions that have led to individuals being reborn as gods enjoying life in celestial mansions (vimaanas).
Translation: Stories of the Mansions, in Minor Anthologies IV.
Vimaanavatthu Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii III),
ed. E.R. Gooneratne, 1886.
No longer available.
Translation: Vimaana Stories
Vinaya-pi.taka,
ed. H. Oldenberg,
5 volumes:
Vol. I, Mahaavagga (1879, 1969);
Vol. II, Cuulavagga (1880, 1977, 1995);
Vol. III, Suttavibha.nga part I and Samantapaasaadikaa, Baahiranidaana (1881, 1993);
Vol. IV, Suttavibha.nga part II (1882, 1993);
Vol. V, Parivaara (1883, 1982)
Set ISBN 368 0 £124.30
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Vol. I ISBN 190 4 £25.90
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Vol. II ISBN 191 2 £22.50
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Vol. III ISBN 192 0 £22.50
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Vol. IV ISBN 193 9 £22.50
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Vol. V ISBN 194 7 £18.90
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(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 Paatimokkha), which is an independent text according to other Buddhist schools. The Vinaya-pi.taka also contains a large number of stories and biographical material relating to the Buddha. (The Paatimokkha 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-pi.taka,
Ousaka, Yamazaki and Norman, 1996
ISBN 338 9 £24.70
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Computer-generated index of the Vinaya-pi.taka.
Vinaya-pi.taka Commentary (Samantapaasaadikaa),
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 £121.00
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Vol. I ISBN 158 0 £20.60
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Vol. III ISBN 160 2 £16.80
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Vol. IV ISBN 161 0 £16.80
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Vol. V ISBN 162 9 £16.80
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Vol. VI ISBN 163 7 £9.30
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Vol. VII ISBN 164 5 £14.80
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Vol. VIII ISBN 065 7 £21.40
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Commentary on the Vinaya-pi.taka by Buddhaghosa to which is prefixed an introduction, the Baahiranidaana (see below).
Vinaya-pi.taka Commentary, Samantapaasaadikaa Baahiranidaana,
ed. and tr. N.A.
Jayawickrama, 1962, 1986
ISBN 045 2 £21.40
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Introduction to the Vinaya-pi.taka Commentary relating the history of Buddhism up to the establishment of the Vinaya-pi.taka in Sri Lanka.
Translation: The Inception of Discipline (published together with the text).
Visuddhajanavilaadinii, see Apadaana Commentary.
Visuddhimagga,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 2 volumes, 1920, 1921, reprinted as one vol 1975
ISBN 195 5 £44.80
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One of the most influential Paali 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.
ISBN 414 8 £26.50
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Yamaka,
ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids,
2 volumes:
Vol. I (1911, 1987, 1995);
Vol. II (1913, 1987, 1995)
Set ISBN 276 5 £42.90
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Vol. I ISBN 274 9 £23.40
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The sixth book of the Abhidhamma-pi.taka dealing with applied logic.
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.
Yogaavacara's Manual,
ed. T.W. Rhys Davids, 1896, 1981
ISBN 196 3 £17.60
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Based on an untitled Sinhalese manuscript, this text provides a detailed method for the practice of meditation. (Date unknown.)