Apadana commentary (Atthakatha)

by U Lu Pe Win | 216,848 words

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This is the English translation of the commentary on the Apadana (Atthakatha), also known as the Visuddhajana-Vilasini. The Buddhist stories known as apadanas refer to biographies of Buddhas, Buddhist monks and nuns. They are found in the Pali Canon (Khuddaka Nikaya), which is the primary canon of Theravada Buddhism. Alternative titles: Visuddhaja...

Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)

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Introduction (commentary on the first stanza)

Commentary on the stanza on contact (samsagga)

Commentary on the poem on friends (mittā) and men of good hearts (suhajjā)

Commentary on the stanza relating to bamboo shoot (vaṃsa)

Commentary on the stanza on the forest-deer

Commentary on the stanza on sport and delight (khīḍḍārati)

Commentary on the stanza on the four directions (catuddisā)

Commentary on the stanza beginning with dussaṅgaha (difficult to look after)

Commentary on the stanza on coral (koviḷāra)

Commentary on the stanza on sahāya

Commentary on the stanza beginning with addhā-pasamsā (certainly praise)

Commentary on the stanza on the gold bangle (suvaṇṇa-valāya)

Commentary on the stanza on future danger (āyati-bhaya)

Commentary on the stanza on desire (kāma)

Commentary on the stanza beginning with iti (there)

Commentary on the stanza on sīta-āluka (susceptible to cold)

Commentary on the stanza on the elephant (nāga)

Commentary on the stanza beginning with aṭṭhāna

Commentary on the stanza beginning with diṭṭhivisūkāni (wriggling of opinion)

Commentary on the stanza on nillolupa (free from covetousness)

Commentary on the stanza beginning with pāpa-sahāya

Commentary on the stanza on bahussuta (much learned)

Commentary on the stanza on vibhūsā (adornment)

Commentary on the stanza on puttadāra

Commentary on the stanza on attachment (saṅga)

Commentary on the stanza on sandāla

Commentary on the stanza on okkhitta-cakkhu (eye thrown downwards)

Commentary on the stanza on pāricchattaka

Commentary on the stanza on rasa-gedha

Commentary on the stanza on pañcāvaraṇāni (five kinds of hindrances)

Commentary on the stanza on vipiṭṭhi-katvāna

Commentary on the stanza on āraddha-vīriya

Commentary on the stanza on paṭisallāna (seclusion or solitude)

Commentary on the stanza on taṇhakkhaya (extinction of craving)

Commentary on the stanza on sīla (precept)

Commentary on the stanza on the lion (sīha)

Commentary on the stanza on loving-kindness (mettā)

Commentary on the stanza on the complete extinction of life (jīvitasaṅkhaya)

Commentary on the stanza on service (sevā)

Conclusion of the commentary on silent buddhas (paccekabuddhas)

Last Updated: 15 April, 2018

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