Description: Bold and brilliant essays exploring the psychological and philosophical foundations of the Abhidhamma. Shows the practical relevance to the spiritual life of the Abhidhamma's methodical psychological analysis. The Abhidhamma, the third great division of early Buddhist teaching, expounds a revolutionary system of philosophical psychology rooted in the twin Buddhist insights of selflessness and dependent origination. In keeping with the liberative thrust of early Buddhism, this system organizes the entire spectrum of human consciousness around the two poles of Buddhist doctrine - bondage and liberation, Samsara and Nirvana - the starting point and the final goal. It thereby maps out, with remarkable rigour and precision, the inner landscape of the mind to be crossed through the practical work of Buddhist meditation.In this book of groundbreaking essays, Venerable Nyanaponika Thera, one of our age's foremost exponents of Theravada Buddhism, attempts to penetrate beneath the formidable face of the Abhidhamma and to make its principles intelligible to the thoughtful reader of today. His point of focus is the Consciousness Chapter of the Dhammasangani, the first treatise of the Abhidhamma Pitaka. Basing his interpretation on the detailed list of mental factors that the Abhidhamma uses as a guide to psychological analysis, he launches into bold explorations in the multiple dimensions of conditionality, the nature of consciousness, the temporality of experience, and the psychological springs of spiritual transformation. Innovative and rich in insights, this book does not merely open up new avenues in the academic study of early Buddhism. By treating the Abhidhamma as a fountainhead of inspiration for philosophical and psychological inquiry, it demonstrates the continuing relevance of Buddhist thought to our most astute contemporary efforts to understand the elusive yet so intimate nature of the mind.
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Format: Trade Paperback
Item Width: 6in
Number of Pages: 178 Pages
Unit Type: Unit
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Topic: Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Theravada, Buddhist, Exploration, Metaphysics, Buddhism
Country/Region of Manufacture: Sri Lanka
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Publication Year: 1998
Item Weight: 9.7 Oz
Book Title: Abhidhamma Studies
Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults
Author: Thera Nyanaponika
Original Language: English
Unit Quantity: Brand new book, Unused
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: buddhist publication society
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Genre: Philosophy, Religious & Spiritual
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