A Comprehensive Manual Of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha Sangaha; Pali Text, Translation & Explanatory Guide
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
At the heart of Theravāda Buddhist scholarship lies the Abhidhammattha Sangaha, an eleventh-century compendium by Ācariya Anuruddha that systematically maps the full terrain of the mind and reality as understood through the Abhidhamma Piṭaka — and A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma presents this seminal text in its complete Pali original alongside an authoritative English translation and an exhaustive explanatory guide. General Editor Bhikkhu Bodhi, one of the foremost Western scholars of Theravāda Buddhism, marshals contributions from leading Pali scholars to illuminate the Abhidhammattha Sangaha's intricate analysis of consciousness, mental factors, materiality, and the path to liberation, making this ancient system of philosophical psychology accessible to modern readers without sacrificing scholarly rigour. This volume stands as the definitive English-language resource for students of Buddhist philosophy, presenting the Abhidhamma's precise, analytical methodology — a tradition that argues the phenomenal world can be fully understood through the careful classification of ultimate realities (paramattha dhammā). Bhikkhu Bodhi's editorial apparatus guides the reader through notoriously dense doctrinal terrain with clarity and precision, rendering what could be an impenetrable scholastic text into a rewarding intellectual journey. For anyone serious about understanding the philosophical psychology underpinning Buddhist meditation and ethics, this manual is not merely a reference work — it is an indispensable gateway into one of humanity's most sophisticated investigations of the mind.
Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi
Format: Hardback
Published: 1999, Buddhist Publication Society
Genre: Religion
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
At the heart of Theravāda Buddhist scholarship lies the Abhidhammattha Sangaha, an eleventh-century compendium by Ācariya Anuruddha that systematically maps the full terrain of the mind and reality as understood through the Abhidhamma Piṭaka — and A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma presents this seminal text in its complete Pali original alongside an authoritative English translation and an exhaustive explanatory guide. General Editor Bhikkhu Bodhi, one of the foremost Western scholars of Theravāda Buddhism, marshals contributions from leading Pali scholars to illuminate the Abhidhammattha Sangaha's intricate analysis of consciousness, mental factors, materiality, and the path to liberation, making this ancient system of philosophical psychology accessible to modern readers without sacrificing scholarly rigour. This volume stands as the definitive English-language resource for students of Buddhist philosophy, presenting the Abhidhamma's precise, analytical methodology — a tradition that argues the phenomenal world can be fully understood through the careful classification of ultimate realities (paramattha dhammā). Bhikkhu Bodhi's editorial apparatus guides the reader through notoriously dense doctrinal terrain with clarity and precision, rendering what could be an impenetrable scholastic text into a rewarding intellectual journey. For anyone serious about understanding the philosophical psychology underpinning Buddhist meditation and ethics, this manual is not merely a reference work — it is an indispensable gateway into one of humanity's most sophisticated investigations of the mind.