अभिधम्म पिटक
Abhidhamma Piṭaka
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Grammar 語法
compound: abhidhamma (higher/further Dhamma — abhi + dhamma) + piṭaka
Definition 釋義
The third piṭaka — the systematic philosophical and psychological analysis of mental and material phenomena. The seven books of the Pali Abhidhamma Piṭaka are: Dhammasaṅgaṇī, Vibhaṅga, Dhātukathā, Puggalapaññatti, Kathāvatthu, Yamaka, and Paṭṭhāna. The Abhidhamma classifies consciousness (citta: 89/121 types), mental factors (cetasika: 52), matter (rūpa: 28), and Nibbāna — the four ultimate realities (paramattha-dhammā). It is the foundational text of Theravāda Buddhist psychology.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Kusalā dhammā, akusalā dhammā, abyākatā dhammā.
Wholesome phenomena, unwholesome phenomena, indeterminate phenomena.
Source: Dhammasaṅgaṇī (opening classification)
At a Glance
- Pali
- Abhidhamma Piṭaka
- IAST
- Abhidharma Piṭaka
- Devanagari
- अभिधम्म पिटक
- Chinese
- 論藏
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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