Dhammapadatthakatha, Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā, Dhammapada-atthakatha: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Commentary on the Dhammapada, containing stories similar to those of the Jatakas and explaining the occasions on which the Dhammapada stanzas were uttered.
A considerable number of these stories are found in the Four Nikayas and the Vinaya, and more than fifty are either directly derived from the Jataka 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 Kumarakassapa. For a discussion see P.L.C., pp.95ff; and Law: Pali Lit., pp.449ff.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Atthakatha, Dhammapada.
Full-text: Ugganagara, Amaravati, Dhammapada, Udayana, Rajagaha, Avici, Udena, Angulimala.
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