Atthasalini
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Atthasalini (Pali; also Atthasālinī) is a Buddhist text composed by Buddhaghosa in the Theravada Abhidharma tradition. The title has been translated as "The Expositor"[1]or "Providing the Meaning".[2]
In the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meaning of terms that occur in the Dhammasangani, a Buddhist text that is part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.[1]
Mental factors
Within the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meanings of the fifty-two mental factors (Pali: cetasikas) described in the Dhammasangani.[1]
Translations
- Buddhaghosa, Maung Tin, et al. (1958), The Expositor, Pali Text Society
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gorkom (1999), 'Preface' to Cetasikas
- ↑ Gethin 1998, p. 114.
Sources
- Gethin, Rupert (1998), Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford University Press
Cetasikas by Nina van Gorkom
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