Buddhaghosa - Wikipedia
Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher. [1] [2] 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. [3]
Buddhaghosa | Theravada, Pali Commentaries, Commentator ...
Buddhaghosa (flourished 5th century ce) was an Indian Buddhist scholar, famous for his Visuddhimagga (Pali: “The Path of Purification”), a summary of current Buddhist doctrines.
Buddhaghosa - Encyclopedia of Buddhism
Buddhaghoṣawas a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhistcommentator 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.
Visuddhimagga (Buddhaghosa) - Buddhism - Oxford Bibliographies
Jan 15, 2019 · While drawing somewhat uncritically from the hagiographical sources on Buddhaghosa, this article outlines the narratives of Buddhaghosa’s life, the works attributed to him, and key philosophical categories central to the Visuddhimagga.
Buddhaghosa - New World Encyclopedia
Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa was a fifth-century Indian Theravadin Buddhist commentator and scholar. 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.
Buddhaghosa | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion
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.
Buddhaghosa - Dhamma Wiki
Buddhaghosa, whose name means ‘The Buddha’s Voice’ was a South-Indian scholar-monk living in the 5th century CE who was invited to Sri Lanka by the prelates of the Mahàvihàra to write commentaries on the Tipitaka.