Buddhaghoṣa

Buddhaghoṣa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator and scholar.

The Path of Purification

 * Visuddhimagga, as translated by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu
 * Complete on-line text here


 * Only virtue's water can wash out the stain in living things.
 * 1.24, p. 13


 * Shine as they may, there are no kings Adorned with jewelry and pearls That shine as does a man restrained Adorned with virtue's ornament.
 * 1.24, pp. 13-14


 * He whose mind is satisfied with virtue that has been achieved, Who never thinks to stir himself And take a meditation subject up, Contented with mere virtuousness, Nor striving for a higher state&mdash; His virtue bears the appellation Of that partaking of stagnation.
 * 1:39, p. 18


 * Hate seeks out only unreal faults, while understanding seeks out only real faults.
 * 3:76, p. 97