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

PDF

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