The Abhidhamma Pitaka (Faded, Sanskrit: Abhidharma) - literally “special doctrines” or “above teaching” - is the section of the gun Pâli, the Tipitaka, devoted to the psychological and philosophical talks of the teaching of the Bouddha.

More precisely, Abhidhamma treats cosmology, psychological analysis, classification of the phenomena and metaphysics.

The historical approach makes think that it was written after the first two baskets, contrary of the traditional sight which dates its drafting from the first council.

Composition

Abhidhamma of Theravada

The abhidhamma theravadin is composed of seven treaties:

• Dhammasangani, catalogs phenomena;

• Vibhanga, treating aggregates, perception;
• Kathâvatthu, treaty written by Mogalliputa Wove;
• Puggalapannati, description of the typestyles;
• Dhatukata;
• Yamaka, treating questions by double answers;
• the Paṭṭhāna, treating causal relations.

Abhidhamma Sarvastivadin

The abhidhamma Pitaka of the school Sarvastivada is also composed of seven treaties.

1. Sangītiparyāya

2. Dharmaskandha
3. Prajñaptiśāstra
4. Dhātukāya
5. Vijñānakāya
6. Prakaranapāda
7. Jñānaprasthāna

See too

• Sutra Pitaka
• Vinaya Pitaka
• Texts of Buddhism
• Buddhist Councils

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