Abbreviations
Textual references have been abbreviated as follows:DN Dignha Nikaya (number of sutta) MN Majjhima Nikaya (number of sutta) SN Samyutta Nikaya (chapter and number of sutta) AN Anguttara Nikaya (numerical collection and number of sutta) Dhp Dhammapada (verse) Vism VisuddhimaggaReferences to Vism. are to the chapter and section number of the translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli, The Path of Purification (BPS ed. 1975, 1991).