Type: | Commentary |
Parent: | Atthakatha |
Comments On: | Dhammasaṅgaṇī |
Attribution: | Buddhaghosa |
Composition: | 5th Century CE |
Abbrev: | As |
Atthasālinī (Pali) is a Buddhist text composed by Buddhaghosa in the Theravada Abhidharma tradition. The title has been translated as "The Expositor"[1] or "Providing the Meaning". In the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meaning of terms that occur in the Dhammasangani, a Buddhist text that is part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.[1]
See main article: Mental factors (Buddhism).
Within the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meanings of the fifty-two mental factors (Pali: cetasikas) described in the Dhammasangani.[1]