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Abbreviations

A. Primary Sources

As for the texts, Abbreviations have been made for Pali Text Society editions & Vipassana Research Institute editions. The Pali texts, unless otherwise stated, refer to PTS editions . For full citation of the editions used see Bibliography(A).

Ab-t Atthasdlinibhdsdtlkd (New Burma offset Pitaka Publication) AN Anguttara Nikdya AN-a Ahguttara Nikdya Atthakathd {Manorathapiirani) AN-t Anguttara Nikdya Tikd Ad Anudipanipdtha Ap Apaddna Ap-a Apaddna Atthakathd {VisuddhajanavildsinT) Ap-t Abhidhammdvatdra-purdna-abhinava-tlka Atths Abhidhammatthasahgaha Atth-vt Abhidhammatthavibhdvinl-tikd Cnd Culaniddesa Cnd-a Culaniddesa Atthakathd (Saddhammapajjotikd) Dhp Dhp-a Dhammapada Atthakathd Dhs Dhammasahgani Dhs-a Dhammasahgani Atthakathd {AtthasdlinT) Dhs-mt Dhammasahgani Mulatlkd Dhs-dt Dhammasahgani Madhutikd (Department of Distribution of Pitaka. Myanmar) Dhs-at Dhammasahgani Anutlkd Dhs-ay Atthasdliril atthayojand DN Dlgha Nikdya DN-a Digha Nikdya Atthakathd (Sumahgalavildsini) DN-t Dlgha Nikdya Tikd DN-at Digha Nikdya abhinavaTikd Gv Calagan thavamsa Itv Itv-a Itivuttaka Atthakathd Ja-a Jdtaka Atthakathd Kv Kathdvatthu Kv-a Kathdvatthu Atthakathd Kcb Kaccdyana bydkarana Mhv Mohavicchedani Mil Milindapahha MN Majjhima Nikdya MN-a Majjhima Nikdya Atthakathd {PapahcasudanT) MN-t Majjhima Nikdya Tikd Mnd Mahdniddesa Vll

Mnd-a Mahdniddesa Atthakathd (Saddhammapajjotikd) Mgb Moggalldna bydkarana Mv Mdhavamsa Ntt Nettippakarana Ntt-a Nettippakarana Atthakathd Ntt-vt Nettippakarana Tikd (Nettivibhdvini) Pk-at Pancapakarana Anutika Ptn Patthdna Pe Petakopadesa Ps Patisambhiddmagga Ps-a Patisambhiddmagga Atthakathd (SaddhammappakdsinT) Prs PadarUpasiddhi Pd Paramatthadipanl SN Samyutta Nikdya SN-a Samyutta Nikdya Atthakathd (SdratthappakdsinI) SN-t Samyutta Nikdya Tikd Sn Suttanipdta Sn-a Suttanipdta Atthakathd (Paramatthajotikd) Sv Sdsanavamsa Ss Saddhammasangaha Ud Uddna Ud-a Uddna Atthakathd {Paramatthadipanl) Vbh Vibhahga Vbh-a Vibhahga Atthakathd (Sammohavinodani) Vbh-at Vibhahga Anutikd Vbh-mt Vibhahga MUlatlkd Vin I Mahdvagga Vin II Calavagga Vin III Pdrdjikakanda Vin IV Pdcittiya Vin-a Atthakathd (Samantapdsddikd) Vin-t II Sdratthadipani Vism Vism-mt Visuddhimagga Mahdtikd Vv Vimdnavatthu Vv-a Vimdnavatthu Atthakathd Pep: Yam-at Paficappakarana Anutikd

B. Secondary Sources

B-1. Dictionaries AL Abhidhdna-alahkdrachandha, Ven. Moggallana thera & Sangharakkhita, Ministery of religious affair, Yangon, Myanmar, 1991. VIU

BD Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines, Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, First edition 1952; Third revised and enlarged edition 1970. DD Dhatvatthapankum, AshinKumara, Yangon, 1998. (Root dictionary, Myanmar edition) DPL A Dictionary of the Pali Language, R. C. Childers, Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, 1979 (The First Edition London 1875). EB Encyclopaedia of , G. P. Malalasekera, Vol. I (1961- 1965), Vol. II (1966-1968), Vol. Ill (1971-1977), Vol. IV (1979- 1988), Vol. V (1990-1992), Pubhshed by The Government of Ceylon. PTSD Pali-English Dictionary, T.W. Rhys Davids, & W. Stede, The Pali Text Society, London, 1921-1925; Reprinted 1979. PPN Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G. P. Malalasekera, 2Vols., Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, First Indian edition 1983, Reprinted 2002. TPD Pdli-Maymar Dictionary, Ministery of religious affair, Yangon, Myaimaar.

B-2. Translations and others BMPE A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics, C.A. F. Rhys Davids. CDB The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Samyutta Nikdya, 2 Vols., Bodhi. CMA A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: Abhidhammatthasahgaha, translated by Mahathera Narada, translation revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi. DB The Long Discourse of the Buddha, Maurice Walshe. Exp The Expositor, Pe Maung Tin. GS The Book of the Gradual Sayings: Ahguttara-Nikdya, E.M. Hare. HIL History of Indian Literature Vol. I: Buddhism, M. Wintemitz, translated by Bhaskara Jha. HPL A Handbook of , Oskar von Hiniiber. MLDB The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikdya, original translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli; translation edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi. MLS The Middle Length sayings: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikdya, translated by I.B. Homer. POD The Path of Discrimination: Patisambhiddmagga Translation, Bhikkhu Nanamoli. PL Pali Literature, K.R. Norman. POP The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga Translation, 2 Vols., Bhikkhu Nanamoli. PP The Path of Purity: Visuddhimagga Translation, Pe Maung Tin SOB Studies in the Origins of Buddhism, G.C. Pande.

C. Journals JPTS Journal of the Pali Text Society, edited by K.R. Norman, The Pah Text Society, London. IX

D. CD-Rom databases of the Pali canon and commentaries CSCD Chatthasangayana CD-Rom (Version 3), Vipassana Research Institute, Igatpuri, 1999.

E. General Me Edition in Myanmar script. Se Edition in Sinhalese script. Te Edition in Thai script. Ve Edition in Devanagari script published by Vipassana Research Institute, Igatpuri. Ue Edition in Devanagari script published by Sampurnananda University, Varanasi

• In annotated translation, the page number of Ve is given in a square bracket eg. [55].