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Abhidhamma Studies : Buddhist Explorations of Consciousness and Time by Thera Nyanaponika (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWisdom Publications
ISBN-100861711351
ISBN-139780861711352
eBay Product ID (ePID)802736
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Edition4
Book TitleAbhidhamma Studies : Buddhist Explorations of Consciousness and Time
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBuddhism / Theravada, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhist, Metaphysics
Publication Year1998
GenreReligion, Philosophy
AuthorThera Nyanaponika
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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LCCN97-038780
ReviewsAbhidhamma is a systemization of reality as it concerns the final goal the Buddha's teaching, 'liberation from suffering.' Abhidhamma Studies rigorously maps out the inner landscape of the mind to be crossed through Buddhist meditation., Delightful and thought-provoking... Essential reading for any serious student of Buddhism. Additionally, it will appeal to those interested in a wide variety of phenomenological and ontological issues... I heartily recommend reading it from cover to cover., Groundbreaking...innovative and rich in insights...valued and informative contribution to Buddhist studies., A learned and carefully reasoned inquiry into the workings of the mind from a Buddhist perspective... a challenging yet important work., I am greatly honored to welcome this new English edition of Nyanaponika Thera's brilliant work, rendered even more valuable by the addition of an instructive and lucid introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi.
Table Of ContentAbhidhamma Studies CONTENTS Editor's Introduction Preface I. 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 General Remarks The Pentad of Sense-Contact The Factors of Absorption The Faculties The Powers The Path Factors The Wholesome Roots The Ways of Action The Guardians of the World The Six Pairs of Qualitative Factors The Helpers The Paired Combination The Last Dyad The Supplementary Factors Gradations of Intensity among Parallel Factors Concluding Remarks V. The Problem of Time Time and Consciousness Planes of Time The Concept of the Present in the Abhidhamma Concluding Remarks Appendixes Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
SynopsisThe Abhidhamma 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--the starting point and the final goal. It thereby 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 book of groundbreaking essays, Venerable Nyanaponika Thera, one of our age's foremost exponents of Theravada Buddhism, penetrates the Abhidhamma to make its principles intelligible to the thoughtful reader of today. 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberBQ4195.N92 1998
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