Cakkavaladipani

Cakkavāladīpanī is a pakaranavisesa composed by Phra Sirimangkalacharn and completed in 2063 BE.^[1]

Cakkavāladīpanī

Author	Phra Sirimangkalacharn
Language	Pali
Genre	Religion, Philosophy
Published	2063 BE (1520 CE)
Publication place	Thailand
Media type	Manuscript (palm-leaf)

The original palm-leaf manuscripts of Cakkavāladīpanī number 19. Four are written in Lanna script in Pali language: the versions at Wat Buppharam (CS 900), Wat Phra Singh (CS 1170), Wat Sung Men (CS 1195), and Wat Chang Kham (CS 1231). Fifteen manuscripts are written in Thai Khmer script in Pali: two at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara and thirteen at the Vajirayan Library.^[2]

The purpose of composing Cakkavāladīpanī was to explain all matters related to the universe as presented in various scriptures, including the Tripiṭaka. It is written in Pali prose with inserted verses, compiling explanations from different texts such as the Tripiṭaka, commentaries, sub-commentaries, and other Pakorn works, along with the text and critical commentary, divided into six sections.^[3]

During the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Cakkavāladīpanī was among the scriptures that King Borommakot commissioned to revive Buddhism in Lanka in 1756 BE (2299 BE). Later, the Fine Arts Department revised and translated the text into Thai in 1980 BE (2523 BE).^[4]