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Abhidhamm Sangaha

Ācariya Anuruddha’s Abhidhammattha Sangaha is the main primer for the study of Abhidhamma used throughout the Theravādin Buddhist world.

thutivacana (Words of Praise)

Sammāsambuddham atulaṁ
Sasaddhammagaṇuttamaṁ
Abhivādiya bhāsissaṁ
Abhidhammatthasangahaṁ.

1 - Catudhā Paramattha

The Fourfold Ultimate Reality

Tattha vutt’ábhidhammatthá
Catudhá paramatthato
Cittaí cetasikaí rúpaí
Nibbánam iti sabbathá.

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2 - Cittasangahavibhāga

Compendium of Consciousness

Tattha cittaṁ tāva catubbidhaṁ hoti:

  1. kāmāvacaraṁ;
  2. rūpā-vacaraṁ;
  3. arūpāvacaraṁ;
  4. lokuttarañ cā ti.
lakkhaṇa (salient quality)
vijānana (knowing of an object)
rasa (function), kicca (performance of a concrete task), sampatti (achievement of a goal)
pubbangama (forerunner of mental factors)
paccupaṭṭhāna (manifestation)
sandhāna (continuity of process)
padaṭṭhāna (proximate cause)
nāmarūpa (mind and matter)

cittasangahavibhāga 89

cittasangahavibhāga 121

3 - Cetasikasangahavibhāga

Compendium of Mental Factors

Ekuppāda-nirodhā ca ekālambana-vatthukā
Cetoyuttā dvipaññāsa dhammā cetasikā matā.

4 - Citta-Cetasika

Compendium of Mental Factors
  • cetasikasampayoganaya (Association of Mental Factors)
  • cetasikasangahanaya (Combinations of Mental Factors)

5 - kiccasangaha

Compendium of Functions
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