Mangala-attha-dipani is not a cosmological text and it doesn't
have much of that material in it. Although it is considered a
text that protects the entire Buddhavacana. It is more of an
anthology of canonical and other quotes based on a expansive
commentary on the Mangalasutta. It was, and is, considered a
handbook for the canon, esp. the suttas (although not
comprehensive or even systematic). The text is attributed to
Sirimangala of Chiang Mai. It became part of the monastic
curriculum in Siam early on as well. There are a lot of other
texts, mostly grammatica attributed to Nanakitti. He was most
likely a contemporary (and maybe friend) of Sirimangala. Those
two, and Ratanapanna, are lauded as the three great Pali
composers of early 16th century Chiang Mai.
Best,
jm
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>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:21:15 +0700
>From: "Eisel Mazard" <Parajanaka@...>
>Subject: Re: [palistudy] Mangala commentary & Lao misc
>To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
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>> The Mangala-attha-dipani
>> (if that is what you are referring to) is usually attributed
>> to 1516 (or so) Chiang Mai. One of the "four classics" of the
>> so-called "Chiang Mai Golden Age of Pali Scholarship."
>> ...
>> It forms the basis of several ecclesiastical exams.
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>Oh, right --this is the text with a lot of cosmological
material, isn't it?
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>I think that I once read an article stating that a comparative of
>study of the Mangala-dipani and canonical sources (such as the
>Aga~n~na sutta, etc.) was a desideratum.
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>The EFEO seems to have a "major" (viz., in scale) Pali text
of Thai
>composition/origin (seemingly attributed to Nyana-Kitti by
default) in
>the Kaccayana tradition, with a title along the lines of
>"Yojana-mula-kaccayana"; I have asked that Filliozat send me the
>digital photos of it (there is no printed edition, according
to the
>EFEODATA file) --but I am unlikely to take it on as a major
project
>(as I have other major projects underway...).
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>E.M.
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