BuddhadattaThera was a 5th-centuryTheravadaBuddhist writer from the town of Uragapura in theChola kingdomofSouth India.[1]He wrote many of his works in the Bhūtamangalagāma monastery and his patron wasAccutavikkantaof theKalamba dynasty(Kalambhakulavamsa jāte Accutavikkamanāme Colarājini Colarattham samanusāsante).[2][3]Buddhadatta traveled to Sri Lanka's Mahāvihāra inAnurādhapurato study and translate the commentaries on the Buddha's teachings fromSinhalesetoPali.He is said to have metBuddhagosaat sea while returning to India, his work unfinished. Buddhadatta asked Buddhagosa to send him his translations and commentaries and used them in the writing of hisAbhidhammāvatāra.[1]Buddhadatta's other works include the Vinaya-Vinicchaya ( “Analysis of the Vinaya” ), the Uttara-Vinicchaya, the Rūpārūpa-Vibhāga
TheAbhidhammāvatāra(Pali: “The Coming of the Abhidhamma” ) is one of the earliest and most importantAbhidhammamanuals. It is a systematized overview of the doctrines in theAbhidhammaPitaka, written largely in 24 verse chapters. TheAbhidhammattha-sangahahas, in essence, superseded it.[4]
Works
edit- Uttaravinicchaya
- Vinayavinicchaya - a Vinaya manual
- Abhidhammavatara - an Abhidhamma manual
- Ruparupavibhaga
- Madhuratthavilasini - a commentary on theBuddhavamsa.
References
edit- ^abPotter, Karl H; Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Buddhist philosophy from 350 to 600 A.D. pg 216
- ^BIMALA CHURN LAW Ph.D., M.A., B.L. (1976).GEOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS RELATING TO ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA.BHARATIYA PUBLISHING HOUSE. p. 59.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^Nagendra Kr Singh, ed. (1997).International encyclopaedia of Buddhism. 51. Nepal.Anmol Publications. p. 4514.
- ^Gethin, Rupert (1998-07-16). The Foundations of Buddhism (p. 205). Oxford University Press. Kindle Edition.
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