Philosophy:Anuṭīkā

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Anuṭīkā (Pali: Anuṭīkā; lit. "Sub-sub-commentaries") are scholastic treatises composed by learned monks to further clarify or elaborate upon the existing ṭīkā (sub-commentaries).[1][2][3][4] These texts are regarded as the fourth tier of canonical exegesis, following the Tipiṭaka (Pāli Canon), Aṭṭhakathā (commentaries), and Ṭīkā (sub-commentaries).[5] In some cases, the term Abhinava-ṭīkā (lit. “new sub-commentary”) is used interchangeably to denote these works.[1]

Anuṭīkās are divided into three categories, corresponding to the three divisions of the Tipiṭaka:[5][6]

  • Anuṭīkās on the Vinaya Piṭaka
  • Anuṭīkās on the Sutta Piṭaka
  • Anuṭīkās on the Abhidhamma Piṭaka

Sub-sub-commentaries (anuṭīkā) are sometimes generally classified as part of the ṭīkā category. In the context of Abhidhamma Pitaka, the initial ṭīkā is referred to as a mūlaṭīkā (root subcommentary), which is then further elucidated by an anuṭīkā.[7] For example, the Dhammasaṅgaṇī-mūlaṭīkā comments on the Dhammasaṅgaṇī-aṭṭhakathā (the Atthasālinī), and it is in turn further commented on by the Dhammasaṅgaṇī-anuṭīkā.

The authors of these texts are specifically known as the Anuṭīk-ācariya (lit. sub-sub-commentary teachers).[2] This collective title denotes their status as refined Pāli scholars who played a critical role in elucidating the complex meanings of the preceding commentaries and sub-commentaries through a systematic and linguistic approach.

Anuṭīkās on the Vinaya Piṭaka

  1. Vinayalakkha-ṭīkā, by the Elder Munindaghosa, composed in Burma
  2. Khuddakasikkhā-ṭīkā (also known as Sumaṅgalapasādanī-ṭīkā), by the Elder Saṅgharakkhita, composed in Vijayapura
  3. Mūlasikkhā-ṭīkā (also known as Vimaticchedanī-ṭīkā), by the Elder Samantaguṇasāgara, composed in Vijayapura[8]

Anuṭīkās on the Sutta Piṭaka

  1. Ekakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by the Sri Lankan Elder Sāriputta Thera
  2. Dukanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  3. Tikanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  4. Catukkanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  5. Pañcakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  6. Chakkanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  7. Sattakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  8. Aṭṭhakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  9. Navakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  10. Dasakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  11. Ekādasakanipāta Aṅguttara-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sāriputta Thera
  12. Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by the Elder Varasambodhi
  13. Peṭakālaṅkāra-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Saṅgharāja Ñāṇavaṃsa Dhammaseṇāpati[8]

Anuṭīkās on the Abhidhamma Piṭaka

  1. Līnatthapakāsinī (Anuṭīkā on the Dhammasaṅgaṇī), by the Elder Ānanda Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  2. Līnatthapakāsinī (Anuṭīkā on the Vibhaṅga), by Ānanda Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  3. Līnatthapakāsinī (Anuṭīkā on the Dhātukathā), by Ānanda Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  4. Līnatthapakāsinī (Anuṭīkā on the Puggalapaññatti), by Ānanda Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  5. Līnatthapakāsinī (Anuṭīkā on the Yamaka), by Ānanda Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  6. Līnatthapakāsinī (Anuṭīkā on the Paṭṭhāna), by Ānanda Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  7. Abhidhammatthavibhāvinī-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by the Elder Sumangala Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  8. Abhidhammāvatāra-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), by Sumangala Thera, composed in Sri Lanka
  9. Paramatthavinicchaya-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), anonymous
  10. Nāmarūpapariccheda-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), anonymous
  11. Saccasaṅkhepa-ṭīkā (Abhinava-ṭīkā), also called Sāratthasālinī-ṭīkā, anonymous
  12. Paramatthamañjusā (Anuṭīkā on the Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha), anonymous
  13. Maṇisāramañjusā (Anuṭīkā on the Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha), anonymous[7]

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