118 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XV, 
certain books of the sina nesge pene es His later commentaries 
refer to his earlier ones! and all presuppose his Visuddhimagga.” 
Hence a concordance of them may be an invaluable aid to the 
study of Buddhaghosa and his works. 
haghosa was an inhabitant of south Behar. This 
tion with ahmin family and with Brahmanic tradition is 
undeniable. The li of his commentaries amanty testifies 
to the fact. His comment upon the Pali passage ® relative to 
the waicomintian¥ | rete of the Vedas could not be expected 
from one who was not conversant with the whole of the vedic 
literature. His emphasis on Vinaya is another proof of the 
influence of his previous learning. His definitions of killing, theft 
etc. shows an enormous improvement on older exposition 8. 
Buddha as a psychologist Was quite reac with oe definition 
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the will is Liar manifested i in conduct,’ which goes to prove 
that his point of view was juristic or practical. 
The tradition telling us that he was an adherent of the 
system of Patafijali also seems to have historical accuracy. 
He is nai throughout his works in his attacks on Pakati- 
vada, the Sankhya or the Yoga system. He shows ex- 
and the Yoga systems. His conception of ot Nediaatipor i is verit- 
ably like the Sankhya conception of Purusa and Prakriti. 
! Sumangala-vilasini, I, p. 70. ‘* Atthakehi ee ae 
Vinayatthakatha am gahet abbarn.”” Puggala- Pafifiatti 
AS : 
yarh Miguttarettbakabheveas nayo.” See p. 247; asalini 
— to the Samanta-Pasadika, pp. 97, 98, ani ~ i 1 to the > Vibbaiigs 
omm ie 
. 40 
2 Atthasélini, pp- “gs 1 pot 187, 190, 198. Sumangala-vilasini, I, 
p- 2. Puggala-Paffiatt 
3 Sumaigala-viliini, Fig ap 247-248. ‘*Mah4@purisa-lakkhanan ti 
mah&purisaénam B uddhadinam lakkhana-dipakam dvadasasahassagandha- 
PpamSnarh as 
* Ibid. bee 69-80, gsi han 85-182. Paramatthajotika, I. ewe 
8 “* panopana- upakl 
kSyavact-dvarinach afifia arappavatta vadhaka-cetana panit ipato.” 
e.g damatgits-Vikuit Vaan ——— —— & honti: “ stead 
upakkama-te: 
sonnita Vadhaka-utt 
am ti.’ 
6 Vis Sahitatacin: Ceylon edition, "207-8. 8. Atthasalini (P.T.S.), p 
180. Prolegome a. op. cit., p. 43. PP. 
