A Buddhist Dictionary

Nyanatiloka Mahathera’s dictionary is a reference work explaining important Pali Buddhist terms, concepts, and technical vocabulary. It has long been useful to students of early Buddhism, and readers will find concise definitions that clarify doctrine, ethics, meditation, and canonical terminology.

Nyanatiloka Mahathera (1864–1957) was a German-born Buddhist monk and scholar who became one of the early Western interpreters of Theravāda Buddhism. He is best known for translations and expositions of Pali Buddhist texts that helped introduce Buddhist doctrine and meditation to European readers.