A BUDDHIST CANONICAL TEXT WITH A COMMENTARY AS A TRADITIONAL HYPERTEXT. THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE BRAHMAJĀLASUTTANTA WITH CORRESPONDING COM MENTARY FROM THE SUMAṅGALAVILĀSINĪ

The publication presents the initial passages of the famious Pali Brahmajālasuttanta with the corresponding parts of its traditional commentary Sumaṅgalavilāsinī as a sample of the ancient hypertext. It is meant as a valuable source to such fundamental philological and hermeneutical questions as what is commented ans what is disregarded by the commentator; how, why and whatfore is in commented.

Theravada, hypertext, commentary, Buddhism, canonical culture