Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

analyses: 3

buddhaghosa
  1. buddha

    the Buddha; the Awakened One; one who has attained full enlightenment by himself

  2. ghosa

    sound; voice; utterance; a cry or shout

buddhiaghosa
  1. buddhi

    wisdom, intelligence, discernment, understanding

  2. aghosa

    (gram.) unvoiced, surd (of a consonant)

buddhāaghosa
  1. buddhābuddha

    the Buddha; the Awakened One; one who has attained full enlightenment by himself

  2. aghosa

    (gram.) unvoiced, surd (of a consonant)

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Buddhaghosa
Person

  • The greatest commentator on the Tipiṭaka, a Brahmin scholar who joined the Order, travelled to Sri Lanka, wrote the Visuddhimagga, and rendered the ancient Sinhalese commentaries into Pāḷi.

Buddhaghosa2
Other

  • Called Culla Buddhaghosa to distinguish him from the greater commentator of the same name, a Sri Lankan monk credited with two works and at whose request Buddhaghosa (1) wrote his Abhidhamma commentaries.

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