Mangaladipani
| Author | Phra Sirimangkalacharn |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Pali |
| Genre | Religion, Philosophy |
| Published | 2067 BE (1524 CE) |
| Media type | Manuscript (palm-leaf) |
| Pages |
Mangalaṭṭhapanī (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), also known as Mangaladīpanī, is a pakaranavisesa in Pali[1] composed by Phra Sirimangkalacharn of Chiang Mai during the Lanna Kingdom. The text explains the teachings of the Mangala Sutta as found in two parts of the Tipiṭaka: the Khuddakapāṭha and Sutta Nipāta of the Sutta Piṭaka.
Phra Sirimangkalacharn elaborates on the meaning of this sutta in elegant and refined language. The text references commentaries, sub-commentaries, the words of learned teachers, and incorporates stories from other texts and Jātakas for clarification. The work was preserved in palm-leaf manuscripts and folded-paper books (Samut Khoi) written in Burmese and Northern Thai scripts. Later, it was transliterated into Thai script in Pali, and Mahamakut Buddhist University and other institutions have published it multiple times for use in Thai monastic Pali studies at the 4th and 5th-level Paṇḍit courses. The work is recognized by Pali scholars in Sri Lanka and Burma and has been distributed in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma.
History
Mangalaṭṭhapanī was composed in the Year of the Monkey, Chula Sakarat 886 (2067 BE), by Phra Sirimangkalacharn, a Lanna monk during the reign of Phaya Kaew in Chiang Mai. He wrote this work while residing in a quiet vacant building (sunyākāra) about 4 kilometers south of Chiang Mai’s city center, now the site of Wat Tamnak Suan Khwan Sirimangkalacharn.[2][3]
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