三藏最伟大的注释家，出身婆罗门，出家后前往斯里兰卡，著有《清净道论》，并将古代僧伽罗文注释书译为巴利文。

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.

人称小佛音，以别于同名的伟大注释家，为斯里兰卡僧人，著有两部作品，正是应他之请，佛音（1）才撰写了阿毗达磨注释书。

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.