Divergent Doctrinal Interpretations On The Nature Of Mind And Matter In Therav Da Abhidhamma
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Divergent Doctrinal Interpretations On The Nature Of Mind And Matter In Therav Da Abhidhamma
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Author : Chandaratana Pilasse
language : en
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Divergent Doctrinal Interpretations On The Nature Of Mind And Matter In Therav Da Abhidhamma written by Chandaratana Pilasse and has been published by Open Dissertation Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with categories.
This dissertation, "Divergent Doctrinal Interpretations on the Nature of Mind and Matter in Theravāda Abhidhamma: a Study Mainly Basedon the Pāli and Siṃhala Buddhist Exegetical Literature" by Chandaratana, Pilasse, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The nucleus of the Therav?da exegetical literature was introduced to Sri Lanka with the introduction of Therav?da Buddhism. It developed in the subsequent centuries. Its extant literature consists of the following works: *Vimuttimagga, Visuddhimagga, A hakath?-s, k?-s, Ga hipada-s, G apada-s, Pi?apot/pi?apat-s, and Sannaya-s. These works contain divergent doctrinal interpretations and discussions relating to their authenticity. Many views have been expressed by modern scholars with regard to these divergences. Some scholars believe that they do not greatly affect the Therav?da doctrinal position as they represent minor differences that existed between the exegetes who followed one or the other Therav?da fraternity. But other scholars take a different position. They consider Buddhaghosa, the first P?li commentator, either as the founder of the Therav?da, or as the one who introduced new doctrinal concepts to Sri Lankan Therav?da from Buddhist schools in India. Moreover, some of these scholars believe that the orthodox Therav?da exegesis preserved at the Mah?vih?ra was changed by Buddhaghosa and by his contemporaries and successors. The present study begins with a discussion of the Therav?da exegeses and shows how divergent doctrinal interpretations contributed to their development. It examines divergent Therav?da exegeses as can be gathered from P?li and Si?hala exegetical works. These are arranged here under four main headings: (1) the canonical authenticity of the Abhidhamma-pi?aka: origin of the Abhidhamma and its canonical treatises; (2) Abhidhamma analysis of mind into consciousness (citta) and mental factors (cetasika): history of the notion of momentariness in Therav?da, the static moment of consciousness, some mental factors, such as vitakka, vic?ra, the three virati-s, iss?, macchariya, karu, and mudit?; (3) cognitive process (cittav?thi): history of the theory of life-continuum (bhava?ga), five-door cognitive process, mind-door cognitive process, different stages of the cognitive processes; (4) analysis of matter (r?pa): number of material dhamma-s, life-span of matter, distribution of primary elements in the physical sense-organs, physical objects and their impingement on the sense-organs, the two faculties of gender, and middha in relation to matter. Divergences on the above teachings have, in fact, existed among the Sri Lankan Therav?dins since the S?ha?a-a hakath? period. Proponents and opponents of these divergences followed either the Mah?vih?ra or the Abhayagiri. Some of the exegetes of these two fraternities sometimes agreed, and sometimes disagreed. Both parties sought to establish the authenticity of their interpretations on the basis of different authorities, namely, sutta (original discourse), sutt?nuloma (conformity to sutta), ?cariyav?da (teachers' view), and attano mati (one's own personal opinion). Influence of non-Therav?da doctrinal interpretations can be discerned in some divergences. Proponents and opponents of these divergences dealt seriously with them. It is not correct to say that Therav?da doctrines of momentariness, life-continuum, and the cognitive process were created by Buddhaghosa, or that they were introduced by him to Sri Lankan Therav?da. They were a part of the Mah?vih?ra exegesis that existed prior to his arrival in Sri Lanka.
Abhidhamma Studies
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Author : Nyanaponika (Thera)
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1998-03
Abhidhamma Studies written by Nyanaponika (Thera) and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03 with Philosophy categories.
The Abhidhamma, the third great division of the early Buddhist teaching, maps out with remarkable rigor & 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 Abhidhamma's formidable face to make its principles intelligible to the thoughtful reader of today.
The Dawn Of Abhidharma
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Dawn Of Abhidharma written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Abhidharma categories.
This book is a companion to Bhikkhu Anālayo's previous study of the Genesis of the Bodhisattva ideal. In the present book he turns to another important aspect in the development of Buddhist thought: the beginnings of the Abhidharma. Anālayo shows that the two main modes generally held in academic circles to explain the arising of the Abhidharma -- the use of lists (mātṛkā) and the question-and-answer format -- are formal elements that in themselves are not characteristic of Abhidharma thought. Going beyond the notion that the coming into being of the Abhidharma can be located in such formal aspects, he shows how the attempt to provide a comprehensive map of the teachings gradually led to the arising of new terminology and new ideas. He identifies the notion of the supramundane path as an instance where fully fledged Abhidharma thought manifests in the discourses. Anālayo concludes that what characterizes the Abhidharma is not the mere use of dry lists and summaries, but rather a mode of thought that has gone further (abhi- ) than the Dharma taught in the early discourses in general.
A History Of Mindfulness
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Author : Bhikkhu Sujato
language : en
Publisher: Bhikkhu Sujato
Release Date : 2011-07-18
A History Of Mindfulness written by Bhikkhu Sujato and has been published by Bhikkhu Sujato this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-18 with Religion categories.
The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta is the most influential scripture in Buddhist meditation. It is the foundation text for the modern schools of 'vipassanā' or 'insight' meditation. The well-known Pali discourse is, however, only one of many early Buddhist texts that deal with mindfulness. This is the first full-scale study to encompass all extant versions of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, taking into account the dynamic evolution of the Buddhist scriptures and the broader Indian meditative culture. A new vision emerges from this groundbreaking study: mindfulness is not a system of 'dry insight' but is the 'way to convergence' leading the mind to deep states of peace.
Early Buddhist Metaphysics
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Author : Noa Ronkin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-02-28
Early Buddhist Metaphysics written by Noa Ronkin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-28 with Education categories.
This book provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhist thought to the systematic of the Pali Abhidhamma movement.
Analytical Buddhism
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Author : M. Albahari
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-25
Analytical Buddhism written by M. Albahari and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-25 with Philosophy categories.
Does the self - a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent - exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self's illusory status.
Sarv Stiv Da Abhidharma
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Author : Kuala Lumpur Dhammajoti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Sarv Stiv Da Abhidharma written by Kuala Lumpur Dhammajoti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Buddhist philosophy categories.
The Theravada Abhidhamma
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Author : Y. Karunadasa
language : en
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Release Date : 2019-08-27
The Theravada Abhidhamma written by Y. Karunadasa and has been published by Wisdom Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-27 with Religion categories.
A lucid explanation of the basic contours of the Theravada Abhidamma system for serious students of Buddhist thought. The renowned Sri Lankan scholar Y. Karunadasa examines Abhidhamma perspectives on the nature of phenomenal existence. He begins with a discussion of dhamma theory, which describes the bare phenomena that form the world of experience. He then explains the Abhidhamma view that only dhammas are real, and that anything other than these basic phenomena are conceptual constructs. This, he argues, is Abhidhamma’s answer to common-sense realism—the mistaken view that the world as it appears to us is ultimately real. Among the other topics discussed are the theory of double truth (ultimate and conceptual truth), the analysis of mind, the theory of cognition, the analysis of matter, the nature of time and space, the theory of momentary being, and conditional relations. The volume concludes with an appendix that examines why the Theravada came to be known as Vibhajjavada, “the doctrine of analysis.” Not limiting himself to abstract analysis, Karunadasa draws out the Abhidhamma’s underlying premises and purposes. The Abhidhamma provides a detailed description of reality in order to identify the sources of suffering and their antidotes—and in doing so, to free oneself.
Indian Buddhism
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Author : A. K. Warder
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Indian Buddhism written by A. K. Warder and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
This book describes the Buddhism of India on the basis of the comparison of all the available original sources in various languages. It falls into three approximately equal parts. The first is a reconstruction of the original Buddhism presupposed by the traditions of the different schools known to us. It uses primarily the established methods of textual criticism, drawing out of the oldest extant texts of the different schools their common kernel. This kernel of doctrine is presumably common Buddhism of the period before the great schisms of the fourth and third centuries BC. It may be substantially the Buddhism of the Buddha himself, though this cannot be proved: at any rate, it is a Buddhism presupposed by the schools as existing about a hundred years after the Parinirvana of the Buddha, and there is no evidence to suggest that it was formulated by anyone other than the Buddha and his immediate followers. The second part traces the development of the 'Eighteen Schools' of early Buddhism, showing how they elaborated their doctrines out of the common kernel. Here we can see to what extent the Sthaviravada, or 'Theravada' of the Pali tradition, among others, added to or modified the original doctrine. The third part describes the Mahayana movement and the Mantrayana, the way of the bodhisattva and the way of ritual. The relationship of the Mahayana to the early schools is traced in detail, with its probable affiliation to one of them, the Purva Saila, as suggested by the consensus of the evidence. Particular attention is paid in this book to the social teaching of Buddhism, the part which relates to the 'world' rather than to nirvana and which has been generally neglected in modern writings of Buddhism.
Buddhist And Pali Studies
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Author : Kuala Lumpur Dhammajoti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Buddhist And Pali Studies written by Kuala Lumpur Dhammajoti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Buddhism categories.