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Abhidhamma Studies: Buddhist explorations of consciousness and time

Abhidhamma Studies: Buddhist explorations of consciousness and time
Nyanaponika Thera, Bhikkhu Bodhi
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ISBN / SKU
9780861711352
Format
Paperback
Pages
145
Dimensions
152 x 228
Description
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. It maps out, with remarkable rigor and precision, the inner landscape of the mind to be crossed through the practical work of Buddhist meditation. In this groundbreaking book, Venerable Nyanaponika Thera penetrates the formidable face of the Abhidhamma and makes its principles intelligible to the thoughtful reader of today. Basing his approach on the detailed list of mental factors that the Abhidhamma uses as a guide to psychological analysis, he launches into bold explorations of 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 - it also demonstrates the continuing relevance of Buddhist thought to our most astute contemporary efforts to understand the elusive yet intimate nature of the mind.
Contents
Editor's Introduction
Preface

1. The Abhidhamma Philosophy:
Its Estimation in the Past, Its Value for the Present
II. The Twofold Method of Abhidhamma Philosophy
III. The Schema of Classification in the Dhammasangani
IV. The List of Mental Constituents in the Dhammasangani
1. General Remarks
2. The Pentad of Sense-Contac
3. The Factors of Absorption
4. The Faculties
5. The Powers
6. The Path Factors
7. The Wholesome Roots
8. The Ways of Action
9. The Guardians of the World
10. The Six Paris of Qualitative Factors
11. The Helpers
12. The Paired Combination
13. The Last Dyad
14. The Supplementary Factors
15. Gradations of Intensity among Parallel Factors
16. Concluding Remarks
V. The problem of Time
1. Time and Consciousness
2. Planes of Time
3. The Concept of the Present in the Abhidhamma
4. Concluding Remarks
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