Motyw żałoby w wybranych opowieściach Komentarza do Dhammapady (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā)

The text presents a translation of four stories from the Dhammapada Commentary (Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā), the themes of which are oriented around the motif of mourning after the death of loved ones: The Tale of Sumanā – commentary to verse 18, The Tale of Kisa Gotami (Kisāgotamī) – commentary to verse 114, The Tale of Queen Mallikā – commentary to verse 151 (fragment), The Tale of Visakha (Visākhā) – commentary to verse 213. The introduction discusses the relationship between the Dhammapada and its commentary, the characteristics of the commentary in Pali literature as a literary genre, and analyzes aspects of the presentation of mourning and the teaching on impermanence in the didactic dimension of the presented texts.