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Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher. He worked in the Great Monastery (Mahāvihāra) at Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka and saw himself as being part of the Vibhajjavāda school and in the lineage of the Sinhalese Mahāvihāra.
Apr 9, 2024 · Buddhaghosa was an Indian Buddhist scholar, famous for his Visuddhimagga (Pali: “The Path of Purification”), a summary of current Buddhist doctrines. Scholars do not agree about Buddhaghosa’s birthplace, but it is known that he traveled to Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, where he discovered many Sinhalese
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Buddhaghoṣa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator and scholar. [1] [2] His best-known work is the Visuddhimagga "Path of Purification", a comprehensive summary and analysis of the Theravada understanding of the Buddha's path to liberation.
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The Visuddhimagga (Pali), aka The Path of Purification, is a treatise on Buddhist doctrine written by Buddhaghosa in approximately the 5th Century in Sri Lanka. Bhikkhu Nanamoli states: [The Visuddhimagga] systematically summarizes and interprets the teaching of the Buddha contained in the Pali Tipitaka...
Summary. Buddhaghosa was a Buddhist scholar-monk of the 5th century ce who belonged to a branch of the Theravāda school in Sri Lanka known as the Mahāvihāra. He has long been celebrated in the Sri Lankan Theravāda-Mahāvihāra tradition as the paradigmatic saint-scholar.
Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa was a fifth-century [1] Indian Theravadin Buddhist commentator and scholar. [2] His name means "Voice of the Buddha" in the Pāli language. His best-known work is the Visuddhimagga, or Path of Purification, a comprehensive summary and analysis of the Theravada understanding of the Buddha's path to liberation.
Jan 15, 2019 · An overview of the most important Pali work after the canon, attributed to Buddhaghosa, a 5th century CE commentator. Find translations, scholarship, and context of the Visuddhimagga, a manual of meditation and systematization of doctrine and practice.
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