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The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga)

Standard modern English translation of Buddhaghosa's fifth-century Visuddhimagga, the comprehensive Theravada manual of ethics, concentration, and insight meditation.

Author: Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa (translated by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli)
Type: Book
Written: 5th century CE (composed by Buddhaghosa)
Edition: 1956
Publisher: Colombo 1956 (first ed.); later eds. Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy
Language: English
Tradition: Theravada
Identifiers: ISBN955-24-0023-6 / 978-955-24-0023-0 (BPS ed.)

Where to find it

JRAS review (I. B. Horner) of The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga), Buddhaghosa, tr. Nanamoli, Colombo 1956
Visuddhimagga (Wikipedia) — Nanamoli translation, BPS Kandy edition