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Buddhaghosa

Buddhaghosa became a defining commentator for Theravada Buddhist learning.

BORN c. 5th century CE · IndiaDIED c. 5th century CE · Sri Lanka or IndiaERA Classical Theravada

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Systematized Theravada doctrine and meditation in commentaries and the Visuddhimagga.

THE RECORD

His Visuddhimagga presents a path of virtue, concentration, and wisdom.
His work helped organize Sinhala commentarial traditions in Pali form.
Theravada study in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia remained deeply shaped by his synthesis.