LBT Theravāda — Commentarial Literature

Post-canonical Theravāda texts: the commentaries (aṭṭhakathā), the subcommentaries (ṭīkā), and treatises such as the Visuddhimagga. 23 of 36 available so far.

⛔ LBT — these are Late Buddhist Texts, centuries later than the suttas. See the EBT/LBT legend.

Commentaries (aṭṭhakathā)
AN-aManorathapūraṇī — Aṅguttara-nikāya aṭṭhakathā⛔ LBT
DN-aSumaṅgalavilāsinī — Dīgha-nikāya aṭṭhakathā⛔ LBT
KN-a — Khuddaka-nikāya aṭṭhakathā (20 books)
kp-aKhuddakapāṭha aṭṭhakathā — Minor Readings⛔ LBT
dhp-aDhammapada aṭṭhakathā — Sayings of the Dhamma⛔ LBT
ud-aUdāna aṭṭhakathā — Heartfelt Sayings⛔ LBT
iti-aItivuttaka aṭṭhakathā — So It Was Said⛔ LBT
snp-aSuttanipāta aṭṭhakathā — Anthology of Discourses⛔ LBT
vv-aVimānavatthu aṭṭhakathā — Stories of Heavenly Mansions⛔ LBT
pv-aPetavatthu aṭṭhakathā — Stories of the Departed⛔ LBT
thag-aTheragāthā aṭṭhakathā — Verses of the Senior Monks⛔ LBT
thig-aTherīgāthā aṭṭhakathā — Verses of the Senior Nuns⛔ LBT
tha-ap-aTheraapadāna aṭṭhakathā — Legends of the Monks⛔ LBT
thi-ap-aTherīapadāna aṭṭhakathā — Legends of the Nuns⛔ LBT
bv-aBuddhavaṃsa aṭṭhakathā — Chronicle of Buddhas⛔ LBT
cp-aCariyāpiṭaka aṭṭhakathā — Basket of Conduct⛔ LBT
ja-aJātaka aṭṭhakathā — Birth Stories⛔ LBT
mnd-aMahāniddesa aṭṭhakathā — The Great Exposition⛔ LBT
cnd-aCūḷaniddesa aṭṭhakathā — The Lesser Exposition⛔ LBT
ps-aPaṭisambhidāmagga aṭṭhakathā — The Path of Discrimination⛔ LBT
ne-aNettippakaraṇa aṭṭhakathā — The Guide⛔ LBT
pe-aPeṭakopadesa aṭṭhakathā — Piṭaka Disclosure⛔ LBT
mil-aMilindapañha aṭṭhakathā — Questions of Milinda⛔ LBT
MN-aPapañcasūdanī — Majjhima-nikāya aṭṭhakathā⛔ LBT
SN-aSāratthappakāsinī — Saṃyutta-nikāya aṭṭhakathā⛔ LBT
Vin-aSamantapāsādikā — Vinaya aṭṭhakathā⛔ LBT
Subcommentaries (ṭīkā)
AN-ṭSāratthamañjūsā — Aṅguttara-nikāya ṭīkā⛔ LBT
DN-ṭLīnatthapakāsinī — Dīgha-nikāya ṭīkā⛔ LBT
MN-ṭPapañcasūdanī-purāṇaṭīkā — Majjhima-nikāya ṭīkā⛔ LBT
SN-ṭLīnatthapakāsinī — Saṃyutta-nikāya ṭīkā⛔ LBT
Vin-ṭSāratthadīpanī — Vinaya ṭīkā⛔ LBT
Treatises, Abhidhamma & grammar (misc)
VismVisuddhimagga — Buddhaghosa's Path of Purification treatise⛔ LBT
Vism-ṭParamatthamañjūsā — Visuddhimagga-mahāṭīkā⛔ LBT
Abhi-sAbhidhammatthasaṅgaha — Anuruddha's Abhidhamma compendium⛔ LBT
Abhi-aAbhidhamma-piṭaka aṭṭhakathā — Aṭṭhasālinī, Sammohavinodanī, Pañcappakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā⛔ LBT
Abhi-ṭAbhidhamma-piṭaka ṭīkā & anuṭīkā (mūlaṭīkā, anuṭīkā)⛔ LBT
GramPāli grammars — Kaccāyana, Moggallāna, Saddanīti, Padarūpasiddhi, …⛔ LBT

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