A Manual of Abhidhamma

by Nārada Thera | 80,494 words | ISBN-13: 9789380336510

Buddhism Theravada

Summary: In the Abhidhammattha Sangaha there is a brief exposition of the Law of Dependent Origination, followed by a descriptive account of the Causal Relations that finds no parallel in any other philosophy.

Edited in the original Pali Text with English Translation and Explanatory Notes by Narada Maha Thera.

Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: palikanon.com

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the A Manual of Abhidhamma in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Letter of Narada

+ Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness

. Introductory Verse

. Subject - Matter

. The Four Classes Of Consciousness

. Consciousness Pertaining The Sensuous Sphere

. 18 Types of Rootless Consciousness

. Beautiful Consciousness of the Sensuous Sphere

. Form Sphere Consciousness

. Formless-Sphere Consciousness

. Supra Mundane Consciousness

. 121 Types of Consciousness

. Diagrams

+ Chapter II - Mental States

. 52 Kinds of Mental States

. Different Combinations of Mental States

. Immoral Mental States

. Beautiful Mental States

. Contents of Different Types of Consciousness

. Supra mundane Consciousness

. Sublime Consciousness

. Sense-Sphere Beautiful Consciousness

. Immoral Consciousness

. Rootless Consciousness

+ Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section

. Summary of Feeling

. Summary of Roots

. Summary of Functions

. Summary of Doors

. Summary of Objects

. Summary of Bases

+ Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes

. Five Sense-Door Thought-process

. Thought-Processes

. Mind-door Thought-Process

. Appanā Thought-Process

. The Procedure of Retention

. Procedure of Javana

. Classification of Individuals

. Section on Planes

+ Chapter V - Process Freed Section

. Four Planes of Life

. Fourfold Rebirth

. Fourfold Kamma

. Procedure with Regard to Decease and Rebirth

. The Stream of Consciousness

+ Chapter VI - Analysis of Matter

. Analysis of Matter

. Classification of Matter

. The Arising of Material Phenomena

. Grouping of Material Qualities

. Arising of Material Phenomena

. Nibbāna

+ Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories

. Introductory Verse

. Mixed Categories

. Factors of Enlightenment

. A Synthesis of the Whole

+ Chapter VIII - The Compendium Of Relations

. Introductory Verse

. The Law of Dependent Arising

. The Law of Casual Relations

+ Chapter IX - Mental Culture

. Introductory Verse

. Compendium of Calm

. Suitability of Subjects for Different Temperaments

. Stages of Mental Culture

. Signs of Mental Culture

. Different Kind of Purity

. The Path of Purification

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Last Updated: 13 March, 2019

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