A Survey of the Pali Lexicographical Literature and the Abhidhānappadīpikā

By Thera Medagama Nandawansa

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As far as the Pāli literature is concerned, the earliest extant lexicon we possess is the Abhidhānappadīpikā composed by Moggallāna Thera in the reign of King Parākramabāhu the Great in the twelfth century A.D. in Sri Lanka.

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Published in 2001 in The Journal of Pāli and Buddhist Studies.

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    title={{A} {S}urvey of the {P}ali {L}exicographical {L}iterature and the {A}bhidhānappadīpikā},
    author={Thera Medagama Nandawansa},
    address={Kyoto},
    year=2001,
    month=dec,
    journal={The Journal of Pāli and Buddhist Studies},
    number=15,
    pages={1--13},
    keywords={pali-dictionaries,pali-commentaries},
    doi={10.20769/jpbs.15.0_1},
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