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The case contra is thus stated by Sumangala Unnanse. 



The general opinion is that the Jataka Commentary 

 was also written by Buddhaghosha. But it is doubtful 

 whether it was composed by him, for the following reasons: 



1. That at the end of the Attha Kathas composed by 

 Buddhaghosha, in giving the name of the work the follow- 

 ing words occur:— 'Parama visuddha saddha buddhi viriya 

 guna patimanditena,' &c. After eulogizing the author in 

 many such expressions, his name is mentioned in these 

 words :— Buddhaghoshoti garugahita namadheyyena kata; 

 after which follows the name of the work. These words 

 do not occur at the end of the Jatakattha Katha". 



2. The Commentaries on the Vinaya Pitaka and Stitra 

 Pitaka, written by Buddhaghoshacarya, have a separate 

 name for each ; for instance, the Commentary on the five 

 divisions of the Vinaya is called Samantapasadika ; the Com- 

 mentary on the two Pratimokshas is called Kankha Vitaranf 

 That on the Digha !Nikaya is called Sumangala-Vilasini. 



The Commentary on the Jatakas, which is larger than 

 those abovementioned, bears no other name than the 

 Jatakattha Katha. 



3. The benedictions at the end of the works of Buddha- 

 ghosha are as follows : — " By virtue of this meritorious act 

 may all beings enjoy the taste of the Dharma of the omni- 

 cient one. May the good Dharma last long, &c." But the 

 wish of the writer of the Jatakattha Katha is as follows:— 

 " By virtue of this meritorious act may I, after death, be born 

 in Tusita heaven, and when Maitriya Buddha attains 

 Buddhahood may I receive nomination from him to become 

 a Buddha, and, having perfected the vast constituents of 

 Buddhahood, may I become a Buddha !" 



4. The adorations, &c, of Buddhaghosacarya at the 

 beginning of his commentaries are very captivating, but 

 those of the Jatakattha Katha are not so ; even the effect 

 of the adoration is, in the latter, expressed in a different 

 manner. 



5. The request to Buddhaghosha to write the Attha 

 kathas appears to have been made by Buddha Siri and 

 other theras of the Maha Vihara, Three theras— namely, 

 Atthadassi, Buddhamitta, and Buddhadeva — are mentioned 

 as those who have requested the author to write the 



