Introduction to Dhammasangani
by U Ko Lay | 1993 | 7,776 words
By The Editorial Committee - Translation Section Department for the Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana Ministry of Religious Affairs, Yangoon, Myanmar, 1995 supplied by http://www.nibbana.com This introduction in a way may be regarded as a brief introduction to the Abhidhamma Pitaka as a whole. It is in two parts. The first part is about Abhi...
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The Division on Mind and Mental Concomitants is expounded in three parts in accordance with the kusala tika of the Matika, namely:
- Kusala Dhamma, Categories of Meritorious Thought.
- Akusala Dhamma, Categories of Demeritorious Thought.
- Abyakata Dhamma, Categories of Thought not Classified as Meritorious or Demeritorious.
In these three parts, meritorious thought is shown in relation to the various spheres of existence.
- Meritorious thought pertaining to the Sensuous Sphere.
- Meritorious thought pertaining to the Fine Material Sphere.
- Meritorious thought pertaining to the Non-material Sphere.
- Modes of meritorious thought which lead to three grades of existence in the respective spheres.
- Meritorious thought that leads to liberation from the three spheres of existence.