Questions tagged [abhidhamma]
Abhidharma (Sanskrit) or Abhidhamma (Pali) are ancient (3rd century BCE and later) Buddhist texts which contain detailed scholastic reworkings of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist sutras, according to schematic classifications. The Abhidhamma works do not contain systematic philosophical treatises, but summaries or abstract and systematic lists.
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Latent tendencies, memories of this life and brain damage, dementia
This question is from the Theravada perspective only.
How are memories of this life stored and recalled? Is it stored in the physical brain?
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How do the later rupa kalapas get qualities of their before rupa kalapas by birth
when a object made with rupa kalapas is given a force, heated or travelling at a constant speed, how do the next generations of the same rupa kalapas get those qualities(forces, heat, speed ,etc..)by ...
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English Translations of Commentary
Where are the English Translations of Commentary?
Have all of them translated in to English?
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Any praise of shred-paramis by the Sublime Budddha?
What does one know or think: Is there any praise of shred-parami (perfections in appearing modest) by the Sublime Buddha, such as in out-fit, outwardly appearing, using of such stuff, and if why? If ...
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Why does Abhidhamma exclude becoming, birth & death from 'mutuality'?
The Abhidhamma says:
2.4. The Mutuality Tetrad
PTS cs 246
With ignorance as condition there is a (volitional) process, also with a (volitional) process as condition there is ignorance, with a (...
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Abhidhamma vs Sutta: Did the Buddha teach about the birth of things?
The Abhidhamma acknowledges the Suttas define 'birth' ('jati') as follows:
The Section Derived from the Discourses
1.11. Definition of Birth PTS cs 235 Herein, what is ‘with continuation as ...
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Does one usually "need" to earn a living, or does on usually "want" to earn a living?
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Is the a case where one would neither need nor want?
What's (or would be) a "trade" purified on one or both sides and it's quality, effect, if given into? That of one pulling one ...
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I think cetasikas are programmed submind?
So far I was under impression that cetasicas are elementary mental factor. but I did not pay attention to all 52 of them.Today when I show Samma ājiva is also a cetasika. It changed my view toward ...
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Are "Concepts about Real" Concepts?
In Theravada, the Concepts are considered unreal ("person", "chariot" etc.). Then what about the "Concepts about Real" ("red", "perception")? Are they ...
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