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The ''Visuddhimagga'' (Pali; English ''The Path of Purification''), is the 'great treatise' on Theravada Buddhist doctrine written by Buddhaghosa approximately in 430 CE in Sri Lanka. It is a comprehensive manual condensing and systematizing the theoretical and practical teachings of the Buddha as they were understood by the elders of the Mahavihara Monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is described as "the hub of a complete and coherent method of exegesis of the Tipitaka, using the ‘Abhidhamma method' as it is called. And it sets out detailed practical instructions for developing purification of mind." (Bhikkhu Nyanamoli 2011 p. xxvii.) It is considered the most important Theravada text outside of the Tipitaka canon of scriptures.〔See, for instance, Kheminda Thera, in Ehara et al. 1995 p. xliii: "The ''Visuddhimagga'' is a household word in all ''Theravāda'' lands. No scholar of Buddhism whether of ''Theravāda'' or of ''Mahāyāna'' is unacquainted with it."〕 The ''Visuddhimagga''′s structure is based on the ''Ratha-vinita Sutta'' ("Relay Chariots Discourse," MN 24), which describes the progression from the purity of discipline to the final destination of nibbana in seven steps.〔See (Thanissaro (1999) ) for a translation of the Ratha-vinita Sutta. See the various ''Visuddhimagga'' printings listed below to see the manner in which this sutta is explicitly integrated into the work.〕 ==Summary== It is composed of three sections, which discuss: 1) ''Sīla'' (ethics or discipline); 2) ''Samādhi'' (meditative concentration); 3) ''Pañña'' (understanding or wisdom). * The first section (part 1) explains the rules of discipline, and the method for finding a correct temple to practice, or how to meet a good teacher. * The second section (part 2) describes samatha's practice, object by object (see Kammatthana for the list of the forty traditional objects). It mentions different stages of concentration. * The third section (part 3-7) is a description of the five skandhas (aggregates), ayatanas, the Four Noble Truths, dependent origination (Pratitya-samutpada), and the practice of vipassana through the development of wisdom. It emphasizes different forms of knowledge emerging because of the practice. This part shows a great analytical effort specific to Buddhist philosophy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Visuddhimagga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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