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Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines.

By Buddhism Now on 27 June 2025 • ( 0 )

As a first attempt at an authentic dictionary of Buddhist doctrinal terms used in the Pāli Canon and its Commentaries, this manual fills a genuine gap felt by many students of Buddhism. It does not merely provide a superficial list of important Pāli terms with their English equivalents, but offers precise and authoritative definitions and explanations of both canonical and post-canonical terms and doctrines. These are based on the Suttas, Abhidhamma, and Commentaries, and are illustrated with numerous quotations from these sources. Thus, a reader could, if they wished, construct a complete exposition of the entire Buddhist teaching by thoughtfully connecting the various entries.