Visuddhimaggo
  The Path of Purity

Translated by DhammaStudy.com 
[Varee Tantulakorn, Connie Parker and Amara Chayabongse]

Note:  This translation is a work in progress based on the Vipassana Research Institute's preservation of  the 6th Buddhist Synod's Pali, the Thai Tipitaka CD rom Dhammadaana Edition and the venerable ~Naanamoli's and Pe Maung Tin's English translations of the great Bhaddantaacariya Buddhaghosa's VISUDDHIMAGGA. 

File Contents


Part I - Siila

  Introductory  

Nidaanaadikathaa  1-5

Chapter One a

Ch. 1 - Siilasaruupaadikathaa  6-8
Siilaanisa.msakathaa  9
Siilappabhedakathaa  10-13
Paatimokkhasa.mvarasiila.m  14
Indriyasa.mvarasiila.m  15
Aajiivapaarisuddhisiila.m  16-17

Chapter One b

Paccayasannissitasiila.m  18
Catupaarisuddhisampaadanavidhi  19
Pa.thamasiilapa~ncaka.m  20
Dutiyasiilapa~ncaka.m  20 cont'd
Siilasa.mkilesavodaana.m  21

Chapter Two

Dhuta"nganiddeso  22-23
Pa.msukuulika"ngakathaa  24
Teciivarika"ngakathaa  25
Pi.n.dapaatika"ngakathaa  26
Sapadaanacaarika"ngakathaa  27
Ekaasanika"ngakathaa  28
Pattapi.n.dika"ngakathaa  29
Khalupacchaabhattika"ngakathaa  30
Aara~n~nika"ngakathaa  31
Rukkhamuulika"ngakathaa  32
Abbhokaasika"ngakathaa  33
Sosaanika"ngakathaa  34
Yathaasanthatika"ngakathaa  35
Nesajjika"ngakathaa  36
Dhuta"ngapaki.n.nakakathaa  37

Part II - Samaadhi

Chapter Three

Kamma.t.thaanaggaha.naniddeso  38-39
Samaadhi-ekakadukava.n.nanaa  39 cont'd.
Samaadhicatukkava.n.nanaa  39 cont'd - 40
Dasapalibodhava.n.nanaa  41
Kamma.t.thaanadaayakava.n.nanaa  42
Cariyaava.n.nanaa  43-46

[Cattaaliisakamma.t.thaanava.n.nanaa  47-50]

Ch. 4 - Pathaviikasi.naniddeso  51
Ananuruupavihaaro  52
Anuruupavihaaro  53
Khuddakapalibodhaa  54
Bhaavanaavidhaana.m  55-58
Sattasappaayaa  59
Dasavidha-appanaakosalla.m  60-67
Nimittaabhimukhapa.tipaadana.m  68
Pa.thamajjhaanakathaa  69-73
Pa~nca"ngavippahiinaadi  74
Tividhakalyaa.na.m  75
Cira.t.thitisampaadana.m  76
Nimittava.d.dhananayo  77
Pa~ncavasiikathaa  78
Dutiyajjhaanakathaa  79-81
Tatiyajjhaanakathaa  82-86
Catutthajjhaanakathaa  87-89
Pa~ncakajjhaanakathaa  90

Ch. 5 - Sesakasi.naniddeso
Aapokasi.nakathaa  91
Tejokasi.nakathaa  92
Vaayokasi.nakathaa  93
Niilakasi.nakathaa  94
Piitakasi.nakathaa  95
Lohitakasi.nakathaa  96
Odaatakasi.nakathaa  97
Aalokakasi.nakathaa  98
Paricchinnaakaasakasi.nakathaa  99
Paki.n.nakakathaa  100-101

Ch. 6 - Asubhakamma.t.thaananiddeso
Uddhumaatakaadipadatthava.n.nanaa  102
Uddhumaatakakamma.t.thaana.m  103-117
Viniilakaadikamma.t.thaanaani  118-120
Paki.n.nakakathaa  121-122

Ch. 7 - Cha-anussatiniddeso
1. Buddhaanussatikathaa  123-145
2. Dhammaanussatikathaa  146-153
3. Sa"nghaanussatikathaa  154-157
4. Siilaanussatikathaa  158-159
5. Caagaanussatikathaa  160-161
6. Devataanussatikathaa  162-163
Paki.n.nakakathaa  164-166

Ch. 8 - Anussatikamma.t.thaananiddeso
Mara.nassatikathaa  167-177
Kaayagataasatikathaa  178-181
Ko.t.thaasavavatthaapanakathaa  182-214
Aanaapaanassatikathaa  215-238
Upasamaanussatikathaa  239

Ch. 9 - Brahmavihaaraniddeso
Mettaabhaavanaakathaa  240-258
Karu.naabhaavanaakathaa  259
Muditaabhaavanaakathaa  260
Upekkhaabhaavanaakathaa  261
Paki.n.nakakathaa  262-274

Ch. 10 - Aaruppaniddeso
Pa.thamaaruppava.n.nanaa  275-280
Vi~n~naa.na~ncaayatanakathaa  281-282
Aaki~nca~n~naayatanakathaa  283-284
Nevasa~n~naanaasa~n~naayatanakathaa  285-287
Paki.n.nakakathaa  288-293

Ch. 11 - Samaadhiniddeso
Aahaarepa.tikkuulabhaavanaa  294-305
Catudhaatuvavatthaanabhaavanaa  306-361
Samaadhi-aanisa.msakathaa  362-364

Ch. 12 - Iddhividhaniddeso
Abhi~n~naakathaa  365-368
Dasa-iddhikathaa  369-396
Nandopanandanaagadamanakathaa  396 cont'd - 399

Ch. 13 - Abhi~n~naaniddeso
Dibbasotadhaatukathaa  400
Cetopariya~naa.nakathaa  401
Pubbenivaasaanussati~naa.nakathaa  402-410
Cutuupapaata~naa.nakathaa  411-412
Paki.n.nakakathaa  413-420

Part III - Pa~n~na

Ch. 14 - Khandhaniddeso
Pa~n~naakathaa  421-424
Pa~n~naapabhedakathaa  425-429
Pa~n~naabhuumi-muula-sariiravavatthaana.m  430-431
Ruupakkhandhakathaa  432-450
Vi~n~naa.nakkhandhakathaa  451-455
Vedanaakkhandhakathaa  456
Sa~n~naakkhandhakathaa  457
Sa"nkhaarakkhandhakathaa  458-492
Atiitaadivibhaagakathaa  493-503
Kamaadivinicchayakathaa  504-509

Ch. 15 - Aayatanadhaatuniddeso
Aayatanavitthaarakathaa  510-516
Dhaatuvitthaarakathaa  517-524

Ch. 16 - Indriyasaccaniddeso
Indriyavitthaarakathaa  525-528
Saccavitthaarakathaa  529-537
Dukkhaniddesakathaa
Jaatiniddeso  537 cont'd - 541
Jaraaniddeso  542
Mara.naniddeso  543
Sokaadiniddesaa  544
Paridevo  545
Dukkha.m  546
Domanassa.m  547
Upaayaaso  548
Appiyasampayogo  549
Piyavippayogo  550
Icchitaalaabho  551
Pa~ncupaadaanakkhandhaa  552
Samudayaniddesakathaa  553
Nirodhaniddesakathaa  554-556
Nibbaanakathaa  557-561
Magganiddesakathaa  562-567
Ekavidhaadivinicchayakathaa  568-569

Ch. 17 - Pa~n~naabhuuminiddeso
Pa.ticcasamuppaadakathaa  570-590
Avijjaapaccayaasa"nkhaarapadakathaa  591-593
Pa.t.thaanapaccayakathaa  594-615
Avijjaapaccayaasa"nkhaarapadavitthaarakathaa  616-619
Sa"nkhaarapaccayaavi~n~naa.napadavitthaarakathaa  620-637
Vi~n~naa.napaccayaanaamaruupapadavitthaarakathaa  638-640
Naamaruupapaccayaasa¼aayatanapadavitthaarakathaa  641
Sa¼aayatanapaccayaaphassapadavitthaarakathaa  642
Phassapaccayaavedanaapadavitthaarakathaa  643
Vedanaapaccayaata.nhaapadavitthaarakathaa  644
Ta.nhaapaccayaa-upaadaanapadavitthaarakathaa  645
Upaadaanapaccayaabhavapadavitthaarakathaa  646-650
Bhavapaccayaajaati-aadivitthaarakathaa  651
Bhavacakkakathaa  652-661

Ch. 18 - Di.t.thivisuddhiniddeso
Naamaruupapariggahakathaa  662-669
Aruupadhammaana.m upa.t.thaanaakaarakathaa  670-671
Sambahulasuttantasa.msandanaa  672
Upamaahi naamaruupavibhaavanaa  673-677

Ch. 19 - Ka"nkhaavitara.navisuddhiniddeso
Paccayapariggahakathaa  678-691

Ch. 20 - Maggaamagga~naa.nadassanavisuddhiniddeso
Sammasana~naa.nakathaa  692-696
Cattaariisaakaara-anupassanaakathaa  697-698
Indriyatikkhakaara.nanavakakathaa  699
Ruupanibbattipassanaakaarakathaa  700-704
Aruupanibbattipassanaakaarakathaa  705
Ruupasattakasammasanakathaa  706-716
Aruupasattakasammasanakathaa  717-722
Udayabbaya~naa.nakathaa  723-731
Vipassanupakkilesakathaa  732-735
Maggaamaggavavatthaanakathaa  736

Ch. 21 - Pa.tipadaa~naa.nadassanavisuddhiniddeso
Upakkilesavimutta-udayabbaya~naa.nakathaa  737-740
Bha"ngaanupassanaa~naa.nakathaa  741-749
Bhayatupa.t.thaana~naa.nakathaa  750-751
Aadiinavaanupassanaa~naa.nakathaa  752-753
Nibbidaanupassanaa~naa.nakathaa  754
Nibbidaanupassanaa~naa.na.m ni.t.thita.m  755
Mu~ncitukamyataa~naa.nakathaa  756
Pa.tisa"nkhaanupassanaa~naa.nakathaa  757-759
Sa"nkhaarupekkhaa~naa.nakathaa  760-777
Sa"nkhaarupekkhaa~naa.na.m  778-803
Anuloma~naa.nakathaa  804
Vu.t.thaanagaaminiivipassanaakathaa  805

Ch. 22 - ~Naa.nadassanavisuddhiniddeso
Pa.thamamagga~naa.nakathaa  806-810
Sotaapannapuggalakathaa  811-812
Dutiyamagga~naa.nakathaa  813
Tatiyamagga~naa.nakathaa  814
Catutthamagga~naa.nakathaa  815
Arahantapuggalakathaa  816
Bodhipakkhiyakathaa  817-826
Vu.t.thaanabalasamaayogakathaa  827-828
Pahaatabbadhammapahaanakathaa  829-838
Pari~n~naadikiccakathaa  839-843
Pari~n~naadippabhedakathaa  844-853

Ch. 23 - Pa~n~naabhaavanaanisa.msaniddeso
Aanisa.msapakaasanaa  854
Naanaakilesaviddha.msanakathaa  855
Phalasamaapattikathaa  856-866
Nirodhasamaapattikathaa  867-884
Aahuneyyabhaavaadisiddhikathaa  885-890

Nigamanakathaa  891-896

 

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