Abhidhamma Pitaka

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The Abhidhamma Pitaka is a key canonical collection in Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes mind, matter, and mental processes into detailed doctrinal categories.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Abhidhamma Pitaka canonical 5
Abhidharma 5
Abhidhamma 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist scripture
Theravada canon text
canonical collection
aimsAt systematic doctrinal analysis
associatedWith Theravada commentarial tradition
attributedTo early Buddhist schools
canonicalStatus Tripitaka
surface form: Pitaka
componentOf the Pali Canon
surface form: Theravada Tipitaka
contrastedWith Sutta Pitaka
Vinaya Pitaka
describes dhammas
focusesOn analysis of matter
analysis of mind
doctrinal classification
mental processes
phenomenological analysis
hasPart Dhammasangani
Dhatukatha
Kathavatthu
Patthana
Puggalapannatti
Vibhanga
Yamaka
influenced Buddhist scholasticism
language Pali
numberOfBooks 7
partOf the Pali Canon
surface form: Pali Canon

Tripitaka
surface form: Tipitaka
preservedIn Pali language manuscripts
regionOfProminence Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Thailand
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
scripturalCategory Abhidhamma Pitaka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abhidhamma
studiedBy Buddhist scholars
Bhikkhu
surface form: Theravada monks
subjectMatter epistemology
ethics
metaphysics
psychology
timeOfCompilation post-Sutta period
tradition Theravada
usedIn monastic education
scholastic study

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theravada primaryScripture Abhidhamma Pitaka
nirvana scripturallyDiscussedIn Abhidhamma Pitaka
subject surface form: Nirvana
this entity surface form: Abhidhamma
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism emphasizesStudyOf Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka) doctrinalFocus Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma
Indian Buddhism hasCanonicalCollection Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma
dependent origination interpretedBy Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidhamma traditions
Āgamas distinguishedFrom Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma Piṭaka
Kuthodaw Pagoda inscriptionContent Abhidhamma Pitaka
Three Marks of Existence studiedIn Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidhamma
Three Baskets hasPart Abhidhamma Pitaka
Three Baskets subjectMatter Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma
Chinese Buddhist Canon contains Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma Piṭaka
Nibbana scripturallyAttestedIn Abhidhamma Pitaka
Vinaya Pitaka relatedWork Abhidhamma Pitaka
Abhidhamma Pitaka scripturalCategory Abhidhamma Pitaka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abhidhamma
Buddhist logic influencedBy Abhidhamma Pitaka
this entity surface form: Abhidharma