Abbreviations

A..........Anguttara-nikaya
ANV........The Discourse of the All-Embracing Net of Views, 
           trans. by Bhikkhu Bodhi
BD.........The Book of the Discipline (trans. of Vin)
BL.........Buddhist Legends (trans. of Dhp-a)
Bv.........Buddhavamsa
Bv-a.......Commentary on Bv (Madhuratthavilasini)
CB.........Chronicle of Buddha
CPD........A Critical Pali Dictionary (Copenhagen)
CSM........The Clarifier of the Sweet Meaning (trans. of Bv-a)
D..........Digha-nikaya
D-t........Sub-commentary on D (Linatthapakasini)
DB.........Dialogues of the Buddha. (trans. of D by T.W. Rhys 
           Davids, 4th ed., 1977)
Dhp........Dhammapada
Dhp-a......Commentary on Dhp
DPPN.......Dictionary of Pali Proper Names
Expos......The Expositor (trans. of Atthasalini)
GD.........The Group of Discourses (also published under the 
           title The Rhinoceros Horn)
GD II......The Group of Discourses II
GS.........Gradual Sayings (trans. of A)
Illus......The Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning (trans. of Pj I)
It.........Itivuttaka
Ja.........Jatakatthakatha
JS.........Jataka Stories
KS.........Kindred Sayings (trans. of S)
M..........Majjhima-nikaya
MA II......Minor Anthologies II (Udana: Verses of Uplift,  
           Itivuttaka: As It Was Said)
MB.........Mahabuddhavamsa by Ashin Vicittacarabhavamsa (Rangoon, 1960)
Mil........Milinda-panha 
MLS........Middle Length Sayings (trans. of M by I.B. Horner, 1977)
Mp.........Manorathapurani (commentary on A)
MQ.........Milinda’s Questions
Path.......The Path of Purification (trans. of Vism by Bhikkhu 
           Nanamoli, Buddhist Publication Society, 3rd ed., 1975)
Pj I.......Paramatthajotika Part I
QKM........The Questions of King Milinda (Rhys Davids, trans. of Mil)
S..........Samyutta-nikaya
Sn.........Sutta-nipata
Sp.........Sumangalavilasini (commentary on Vin)
Spk........Saratthappakasini (commentary on S)
Sv.........Sumangalavilasini (commentary on D)
THIH.......Thus Have I Heard, the Long Discourses of the Buddha 
           (trans. of D by Maurice Walshe, London: Wisdom Publications, 1987)
Vin........Vinaya-pitaka
Vism.......Visuddhimagga (The Path of Purification)

• Introduction
• Buddhism As a Way of Life
• Some Aspects of How Sayagyi U Ba Khin Began His Mission
• Theravada Buddhist Meditation As Taught By Sayagyi U Ba Khin
• Leading Virtuous Lives As Laymen
• Making the Most of This Life
• The Two Guardians of the World: A Sense of Shame, A Fear of Blame (hiri-ottappa)
• The Triple Refuge (ti-sarana)
• Right Motivation and Right Action
• The Warning of the Deva-Messengers
• Floods of Merit
• The Story of Pacceka Buddha Matanga
• The Person the Buddha Would Not Admonish
• Inevitable Suffering and the Hope of Nibbana
• The Three Traditional Destroyers
• The Five Best Opportunities That Are Difficult to Obtain
• Four Ways of Practising the Buddha-Dhamma
• The Light of the Dhamma
• Concerning Nibbana-dathu
• Honour to Whom Honour is Due, Examples to be Followed
• Aparihaniya Dhamma: The Conditions of Welfare
• Being Assured of Attaining Nibbana
• The Good Friend
• Insight Meditation: The Benefits to be Derived from Developing Vipassana
• The Middle Practice
• Practising the Buddha-Dhamma as Laymen
• Practising What We Preach
• Teaching the Buddha Dhamma
• The Life of the Buddha by Ven. Ledi Sayadaw

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