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Buddhaghosa
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Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Sinhalese Theravādin Buddhist commentator, translator, and philosopher. He worked in the great monastery (mahāvihāra) at Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka and saw himself as being part of the Vibhajyavāda school and in the lineage of the Sinhalese mahāvihāra.
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Buddhaghosa was a male Buddhist monk, writer, and academic who lived during the fifth century. Born in Bodh Gaya, he practiced Buddhism and wrote in the Pali language. His period of activity is recorded as 500. He died in Sri Lanka on January 1, 500.
He is described by the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Open Library lists him as an author with 148 works. Notable titles include The path of purification, Nithānakathā Phraphutthaprawat tō̜n ton, Sumangkhalawilāsiniyā nāma Thīkhanikāyatthakathāya, and Manōrathapūraniyā nāma ʻAngkhuttaranikāyatthakathāya. Other listed works include 仏教心理学の研究. Europeana Sparql records two works by him.
Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 148
Top works
- The path of purification
- 仏教心理学の研究
- Nithānakathā Phraphutthaprawat tō̜n ton
- Sumangkhalawilāsiniyā nāma Thīkhanikāyatthakathāya
- Manōrathapūraniyā nāma ʻAngkhuttaranikāyatthakathāya
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Buddhaghosa
- Religious biography.caption
- Buddhaghosa with three copies of Visuddhimagga, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
- Religious biography.birth_date
- c. 370 CE
- Religious biography.birth_place
- Bodh Gaya
- Religious biography.death_date
- c. 450 CE
- Religious biography.death_place
- Anuradhapura Kingdom
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.school
- Theravāda
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Bodh Gaya
- Place of death
- Sri Lanka
- Occupation
- Buddhist monk
- Languages spoken
- Pali
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Field of work
- Buddhism
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- date of death
- 0500-01-01
- date of birth
- 0401-00-00
- floruit
- 0500-00-00
- writing language
- Pali
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject India
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Buddhaghosa, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Name
- Biography
- Commentarial style
- Writing style
- Method
- Yogacara influences
- Theory of consciousness
- Meditation
- Attributed works
- Influence and legacy
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Sinhalese Theravādin Buddhist commentator, translator, and philosopher. He worked in the great monastery (mahāvihāra) at Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka and saw himself as being part of the Vibhajyavāda school and in the lineage of the Sinhalese mahāvihāra.
His best-known work is the Visuddhimagga ("Path of Purification"), a comprehensive summary of older Sinhala commentaries on the scriptural canon of the Theravāda school. According to Sarah Shaw, in Theravāda Buddhism this systematic work is "the principal text on the subject of meditation." The interpretations provided by Buddhaghosa have generally constituted the orthodox understanding of Theravādin scriptures since at least the 12th century CE.
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