University of Kelaniya

Subject Code : BUCU 32362

Lecturer Name : Prof. Ven. Welimada Kusaladhamma
Presentation Topic : “Venerable Buddhaghosa”
Student Name : Sokong Eng
Student No : HS/FS18/0017
Year : 2020-2021
Date : 07/03/2023
 Contents

1. Introduction…………………………………….……

2. Biography of Ven. Buddhaghosa……………………

3. Ven. Buddhaghosa In Sri Lanka……………………

4. Ven. Buddhaghosa’s Works…………………………

5. Conclusion…………………………….……………...

5. Reference……………………………………………...
1. Introduction
 2. Biography of Ven. Buddhaghosa

Ven. Buddhaghosa born near Bodh Gaya,

and to have been a master of the Vedas,
traveling through India engaging in
philosophical debates. Only upon
encountering a Buddhist monk named
Revata was Buddhaghosa bested in debate.
 3. Ven. Buddhaghosa In Sri Lanka

On finding a text for which

the commentary had been
lost in India, Buddhaghosa
determined to travel to Sri
Lanka to study a Sinhala
commentary that was
believed to have been
preserved.
 4. Ven. Buddhaghosa’s Works

Vinaya Pitaka Samantapasadika, Patimokkha,

Kankhavitarani

Sutta Pitaka Sumangalavilasini, Papañcasudani,

Saratthappakasini, Manorathapurani,
Paramatthajotika Dhammapada-atthakatha,
Suttanipata-atthakatha, Jatakatthavannana,
Jataka-atthakatha

Abhidhamma Pitaka Atthasālinī,Sammohavinodani,

Pañcappakaranatthakatha.
Conclusion
Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian
Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and
philosopher. He worked in the Great Monastery
(Mahāvihāra) at Anurādhapura, Sri Lankaand
saw himself as being part of the Vibhajjavāda
school and in the lineage of the Sinhalese
Mahāvihāra.
 4. Reference
1. • Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (1999), "Introduction", in Buddhaghosa (ed.),
Visuddhimagga: The Path of Purification, translated by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli,
Seattle: Buddhist Publication Society, ISBN 1-928706-01-0
2. Mahavansa, English
3. • Bullitt, John T. (2002), Beyond the Tipitaka: A Field Guide to Post-canonical
Pali Literature, retrieved 2009-04-07
4. • Gray, James, trans. (1892), Buddhaghosuppatti or the Historical Romance of
the Rise and Career of Buddhaghosa, London: Luzac
5. • Heim, Maria (2013), The Forerunner of All Things: Buddhaghosa on Mind,
Intention, and Agency, USA: OUP USA
6. • Heim, Maria (2018), Voice of the Buddha: Buddhaghosa on the Immeasurable
Words, Oxford University Press