Canon and Commentaries
The following table is meant to give an overview of the canonical and commentarial texts. In each column the main texts, commentaries and sub-commentaries are in bold. Where possible I have identified the author. Sometimes an author has been ascribed (asc.) a commentary, but authorship is still in doubt amongst scholars.
I have not tried to be comprehensive, as this would produce more confusion than clarity, as there is, especially regarding the sub-commentaries, a large amount of material. Better for the student to grasp the main outlines, and if later they are specialising, learn about the other materials that are available.
The commentaries are also known simply as Dīghanikāyaṭṭhakathā, Majjhimanikāyaṭṭhakathā, etc., and the sub-commentaries are similarly named as Dīghanikāyaṭīkā, Majjhimanikāyaṭīkā, etc. But here their proper names are given, as recorded in the books themselves.
If anyone has comments or corrections please contact me, and I will update as necessary.
Anandajoti Bhikkhu
May 2024
Vinayapiṭaka
Mūla
Aṭṭhakathā
Ṭīkā
Vinayapiṭaka
1. Pārājika
2. Pācittiya
3. Mahāvagga
4. Cūlavagga
5. Parivāra
1. & 2. comprise the Suttavibhaṅga: Bhikkhuvibhaṅga & Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga (the latter comes at the end of Pācittiya)
Samantapāsādikā
by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Vinayavinicchaya (comm. on 1. & 2.)
by Ven. Buddhadatta
Uttaravinicchaya (comm. on 3. & 4.)
by Ven. Buddhadatta
Sāratthadīpanī by Ven. Sāriputta
Pāḷimuttakavinicchaya by Ven. Sāriputta
Vajirabuddhi by Ven.Vajirabuddhi
Vimativinodanī by Ven. Mahākassapa
Vinayālaṅkāra
Kuddhasikkhā-Mūlasikkhā
Pācittiyādiyojana (exc. 1. & 2.)
Pātimokkha
Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Kaṅkhāvitaraṇīpurāṇaṭīkā by Ven. Buddhanāga
Four Nikāyas
Mūla
Aṭṭhakathā
Ṭīkā
Visuddhimagga
by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Paramatthamañjūsā by Ven. Dhammapāla
Visuddhimagganidānakathā
Dīghanikāya
Sumaṅgalavilāsinī
by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Līnatthappakāsana
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Sīlakkhandhavagga-abhinavaṭīkā
by Ven. Ñāṇābhivaṁsa
Majjhimanikāya
Papañcasūdanī
by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Līnatthappakāsana
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Saṁyuttanikāya
Sāratthappakāsinī
by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Līnatthappakāsana
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Aṅguttaranikāya
Manorathapūraṇī
by Ven. Buddhaghosa
Sāratthamañjūsā
by Ven. Sāriputta
Khuddakanikāya
Mūla
Aṭṭhakathā
Ṭīkā
Khuddakapāṭha
Paramatthajotikā
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Dhammapada
Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Udāna
Paramatthadīpanī
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Itivuttaka
Paramatthadīpanī
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Suttanipāta
Paramatthajotikā
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Vimānavatthu
Paramatthadīpanī
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Petavatthu
Paramatthadīpanī
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Theragāthā
Theragāthāvaṇṇanā
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Therīgāthā
Therīgāthāvaṇṇanā
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Apadāna
Visuddhajanavilāsani
excludes Therī-apadāna
Therīapadānadīpanī:
on Therī-apadāna
Buddhavaṁsa
Madhuratthappakāsinī
by Ven. Buddhadatta
Cariyāpiṭaka
Paramatthadīpanī
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Jātaka
Jātakaṭṭhakathā
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Mahāniddesa
itself a commentary on Suttanipāta 4
Saddhammappajjotikā
by Ven. Upasena
Cullaniddesa
itself a commentary on Suttanipāta 5
Saddhammappajjotikā
by Ven. Upasena
Paṭisambhidāmagga
Saddhammappakāsinī
by Ven. Mahānāma
Nettippakaraṇa
asc. Mahā Kaccāyana
Nettippakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā
by Ven. Dhammapāla
Nettivibhāvanī
Nettiṭīkā
by Ven. Saddhamapāla ?
Milindapañha
Milindaṭīkā by Ven. Cūḷābhaya
Peṭakopadesa
Abhidhammapiṭaka
Mūla
Aṭṭhakathā
Ṭīkā
Dhammasaṅgaṇī
Aṭṭhasālinī
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Dhammasaṅgaṇī-mūlaṭīkā
by Ven. Ānanda
Dhammasaṅgaṇī-anuṭīkā
Vibhaṅga
Sammohavinodanī
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Vibhaṅga-anuṭīkā
Dhātukathā
Pañcappakaraṇa
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Pañcapakaraṇamūlaṭīkā
by Ven. Ānanda
Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā
Puggalapaññatti
Pañcappakaraṇa
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Pañcapakaraṇamūlaṭīkā
by Ven. Ānanda
Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā
Kathāvatthu
Pañcappakaraṇa
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Kathāvatthumūlaṭīkā
by Ven. Ānanda
Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā
Yamaka
Pañcappakaraṇa
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Yamakamūlaṭīkā
by Ven. Ānanda
Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā
Paṭṭhāna
Pañcappakaraṇa
asc. Ven. Buddhaghosa
Paṭṭhānamūlaṭīkā
by Ven. Ānanda
Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā
Abhidhammapakiṇṇaka
Abhidhammāvatāra
by Ven. Buddhadatta
Abhidhammāvatāraṭīkā
by Ven. Vācissara
Abhidhammāvatāra-abhinavaṭīkā
by Ven. Sumaṅgala
Nāmarūpapariccheda
by Ven. Anuruddha
Paramatthavinicchaya
by Ven. Anuruddha
Saccasaṅkhepa
by Ven. Cūḷa Dhammapāla
Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha
by Ven. Anuruddha
Abhidhammatthavibhāvinī
by Ven. Sāriputta