ABBREVIATIONS
A. BOOKS
All references to Pali texts are to the editions of the PTS.
A: Anguttara-nikaya (number of the volume and page marked against).
Bv : Buddhavamsa.
D: Digha-nikaya (number of the sutta marked against).
DA: Digha-nikayatthakatha, Sumangalavilasini.
Dhp: Dhammapada (number of the verse marked against).
Iti : Itivuttaka.
Jat: Jataka.
M : Majjhima-nikaya (number of the sutta marked against).
MA: Majjhima-nikayatthakatha, Papancasudani.
S : Samyutta-nikaya (number of the volume and page marked against).
Sn : Suttanipata (number of the verse marked against).
Sv: Sammohavinodani.
Ud : Udana.
Vbh: Vibhanga.
Vin: Vinaya Pitaka.
Vism: Visuddhimagga.
Thg : Theragatha (number of the verse marked against).
Therig: Therigatha (number of the verse marked against).
B. TERMS
Ch: Chapter.
Com: Commentary.
Gr: Greek.
Lit: Literal.
Nikaya: A collection of suttas in Pali.
n : Foot Note.
PTS: Pali Text Society of London.
Skt: Sanskrit.
Sutta: A sermon or discourse of the Buddha or his disciples recorded in the Canonical Texts.
