[Y-Indology] buddhaghosa and translating; writing of aTThakathA-s

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On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Tim Lighthiser wrote:

 

> What is the earliest known texual reference which states that

> Buddhaghosa <<translated>> the Sinhalese commentaries into Pali?

>

> In this reference, what is the Pali equivalent for <<translated>>.

>

> In this reference, does <<translated>> carry with it a sense of

> orality, writing, or both?

>

> Does the Pali <<aropiyatvA>> convey a sense of orality, writing, or

> both?

>

> What is the current dating for the writing down of the aTThakathA-s on

> the Theravada Abhidhamma-pitaka and the rest of the Canon?

 

There is a Ph.D. thesis by Friedgard Lottermoser that gives

some answers on these questions, at least the work deals with them:

 

Lottermoser, Friedgard:

Quoted verse passages in the works of Buddhaghosa: contributions towards

the study of the lost Sihalatthakatha literature . - 1982. - XXVIII, 630

S.; 21 cm

Göttingen, Univ., Diss., 1982

 

Hope it helps

Peter Wyzlic