A Survey of Abhidharma Schools

Karma

How can there be so many differences between schools of Buddhism? How can we tell which one is the most accurate to avoid having a wrong view?

Antarabhava

From the 2011 issue of the JIABS.

Atomistic TIme

I understand that the Sarvastivadins had an atomistic view of time and that matter moments and mind moments were held to be equivalent.

Darstantika simile of the arrow

The handouts for lesson 5 provide the following simile:

Thought with or without object

The Sarvastiva state that every instance of consciousness must necessarily have an object so that to have the snake, one must have the rope, even thought it is incorrectly cognized.

MVS

In the notes for Lesson 1 are provided five arguments from the MVS for the tri-temporal existence of dharmas (see pages 9-10).

The last states:

Jieti

In the notes for Lesson 10 (page 4), the opinions of the three different Vinaya schools are given with regard to Jieti.

Recommended Texts = Dhammajoti

If you're looking for Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma (5th ed., hardcover) by Venerable Professor K L Dhammajoti, it is available for order at the price of HKD200. With shipping to Texas it's about $44.

Abhidhamma papers

Hello everybody,

I like to share with the Abhidhamma papers:

http://www.bahaistudies.net/asma/samatha5.pdf

With metta,

Hoang

ORIGINAL AND DOCTRINES OF EARLY INDIAN BUDDHIST SCHOOLS.

Dear All,

Share with you: Vasumitra's Samayabhedoparacanacakra.

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