Template:Pali Commentaries/doc

Template:Pali Commentaries displays the post-canonical texts, commentaries, and other Pāli literature in a collapsible sidebar, based on the arrangement of the Sixth Buddhist Council. It serves as a companion to the main Template:Pali Canon.

Usage

Simply insert:

{{Pali Commentaries}}

Parameters

• |1=, |2=, |3=, |expand=, |expanded= – controls which section(s) are expanded when the page loads. Multiple parameters or positional parameters can be used simultaneously to expand more than one section. Supported values:
  • atthakatha – expands the Aṭṭhakathā (Commentaries) section.
  • tika – expands the Ṭīkā and Anuṭīkā (Sub-commentaries) section.
  • anna – expands the Añña (Miscellaneous Pāli literature) section.
  • If omitted, all sections are collapsed by default.

Examples

• {{Pali Commentaries|atthakatha}} → opens the Aṭṭhakathā section.
• {{Pali Commentaries|atthakatha|tika}} → opens both the Aṭṭhakathā and Ṭīkā sections simultaneously.
• {{Pali Commentaries|1=anna}} → opens the Añña section.

Companion template

For the primary texts of the Tipiṭaka (Vinaya, Sutta, and Abhidhamma), please use the main template:

• Template:Pali Canon

Sources

The main article and set of related citations for this template's content is Pali literature.