Samantapāsādikā refers to a collection of
Pali
Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or '' Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of '' Theravāda'' Buddh ...
commentaries on the
Theravada
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
Tipitaka Vinaya. It was a translation of
Sinhala commentaries into Pali by
Buddhaghosa in the 5th century. Many of the verses used in Samantapāsādikā are from older the
Dípavamsa (est. 3rd - 4th Century CE).
Samantapasadika is made of two words, samanta and pasadika. Here 'samanta' indicates 'all' or 'entire', and 'pāsādika' means 'lovely' or 'pleasing'.
pāsādika - Definition and Meaning - Pali Dictionary
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References
5th-century books
Aṭṭhakathā
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