[BEGINNER] The Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification) is the most important comprehensive manual of Buddhist meditation and practice in the Theravada tradition, written by the famous scholar-monk Buddhaghosa in the 5th century CE in Sri Lanka. The text systematizes the entire Buddhist path into a clear, methodical guide for practice, based on the Pali Buddhist commentaries (Atthakatha) and the Abhidhamma Pitaka. Its name describes its purpose: to systematically purify conduct from the hindrances t
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