Aṅguttaranikāya Commentary Identification
The question asks to identify the specific commentary associated with the Aṅguttaranikāya, a significant text within the Buddhist Pali Canon.
Understanding Buddhist Commentaries
Buddhist commentaries (Atthakathā) explain the meaning of the canonical texts. Each major Nikāya of the Sutta Piṭaka has a dedicated commentary:
- Dīgha Nikāya commentary is Sumaṅgalavilāsinī.
- Majjhima Nikāya commentary is Papañcasūdanī.
- Aṅguttaranikāya commentary is Manorathapūraṇī.
- Samyutta Nikāya commentary is Sarattha mañjūsā.
- Khuddaka Nikāya commentaries include Jamanthavannā (for Sutta Nipāta), Paramatthajotikā I (for Khuddakapāṭha), Paramatthajotikā II (for Itivuttaka), Dhammapāla's commentary on Vimānavatthu and Petavatthu, Saddhammappakāsinī (for Paṭisambhidāmagga), and Atthasālinī (for Abhidhamma's Dhammasaṅgaṇī, though sometimes considered separate from Nikāya commentaries). Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī is the commentary on Paṭisambhidāmagga.
Aṅguttaranikāya's Specific Commentary
The commentary dedicated to the Aṅguttaranikāya is known as Manorathapūraṇī. This work provides detailed explanations of the suttas within the Aṅguttaranikāya.
Conclusion
Based on the established tradition of Buddhist commentaries, Manorathapūraṇī is the correct commentary for the Aṅguttaranikāya.
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Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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