Atthasālinī

Atthasālinī (Pali) 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]

Atthasālinī
TypeCommentary
Parent CollectionAtthakatha
Commentary onDhammasaṅgaṇī
Composition5th Century CE
AttributionBuddhaghosa
PTS AbbreviationAs
Pāli literature

Mental factors

Within the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meanings of the fifty-two mental factors (Pali: cetasikas) described in the Dhammasangani.[1]

Translations

gollark: The existing system- results in stupid unfairness in trading- is very annoying to lineage builders who want prizes in lineages- does not allow you to work towards them at all
gollark: You can't actually earn it. It's random.
gollark: <@480213740499894283> Why should they not be in the market?
gollark: If the messies reject each other, breed them to literally any other dragon and breed the child instead.
gollark: I've attempted to breed the 29G messy aeon (29G messy aeon. 29G messy aeon) with one of the "2Gs" but got no egg.

References

  1. van Gorkom (2009), Preface Archived July 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gethin 1998, p. 114.

Sources

  • Gethin, Rupert (1998), Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford University Press
  • van Gorkom, Nina (2010), Cetisikas, Zolag
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