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A Manual of Abhidhamma (Abhidhammattha Sangaha), translated by Nārada Mahāthera:
A manual of Abhidhamma. Abhidhammattha Sangaha of Acariya Anuruddha.
Translation of Abhidhammattha Sangaha with commentaries and explanations by Nārada Mahāthera.
Download: www. buddhanet.net/pdf_file/abhidhamma.pdf
Abhidhamma in daily life, Ashin Janakabhivaṃsa:
Ashin Janakabhivaṃsa/U Ko Lay/U Sīlananda: Abhidhamma in daily life.
Where to order: www.ayinepan.com/emart/product_info.php?products_id=18
Abhidhamma in daily life, Nina van Gorhom::
Abhidhamma in Daily Life, published by Zolag, updated 10/08/10, see www.abidhamma.org or www.archive.org/details/AbhidhammaInDailyLife, choice: txt,pdf or html
Abhidhamma-books (translations) of PTS:
Six of the seven original Abhidhamma-books published by PTS (Pali Text Society, London):
- Buddhist Psychological Ethics: www.abhidhamma.com/Dhammasangani_Scan.pdf
- The Book of Analysis: www.abhidhamma.com/Vibhanga_Scan.pdf
- Discourse on Elements: www.abhidhamma.com/Dhatukatha_Scan.pdf
- A Designation of Human Types: www.abhidhamma.com/Puggala-pannatti_Scan.pdf
- Points of Controversy: www.abhidhamma.com/Kathavatthu_Scan.pdf
- (Yamaka not available from PTS)
- Conditional Relations, Vol. 1 + 2: www.abhidhamma.com/Patthana1_Scan.pdf, www.abhidhamma.com/Patthana2_Scan.pdf
Abhidhamma-Studies, Nyanaponika:
Abhidhamma Studies. Buddhist Explorations of Consciousness and Time.
Published by BPS, available through Wisdom publications: www.wisdom-books.com
ISBN : 0861711351
Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (Abhidhammattha Sangaha), Bhikkhu Bodhi (general editor):
Pāli text of Acariya Anuruddha's Abhidhammattha Sangaha originally translated into English by Mahāthera Nārada, revised and supplemented by Bhikkhi Bodhi (general editor):
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma
Introduction and explanatory guide by U Rewata Dhamma & Bhikkhu Bodhi, Abhidhamma tables by U Sīlānanda
Buddhist Publication Society (BPS), Kandy, Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-24-0103-8
Consciousness enlarged, U Thiṭṭila:
A course on citta, given by the Venerable U Thiṭṭila.
Consciousness, as expounded in the first chapter of the classic manual on Abhidhamma, the Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha, is the topic of this book.
The ven. U Thiṭṭila explains in a clear and comprehensive, yet profound manner the different types of consciousness, their classification, and the laws governing them. Along the way he touches on many related topics, making this book as well a good introduction to the Abhidhamma, the systematized teaching of the Buddha.
Published by Abhidhamma Förderverein, Germany, 2018 (Dhamma dāna book can be ordered here: www.abhidhamma.de/abhidhamma_angebote.html
Download: Consciousness enlarged (PDF 1,8 MB), 357 pages
Dhamma Theory, Karunadasa:
The Dhamma Theory. Philosophical Cornerstone of the Abhidhamma:
www.abhidhamma.com/Dhamma_Theory_clear.pdf
by Y. Karunadasa
Wheel No. 412/413, Buddhist Publication Society
Dhammasaṅgaṇī:
A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics
(Book 1 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka)
translated by Caroline A.F. Rhys Davids, Pali Text Society
Scan of the original PTS book: www.abhidhamma.com/Dhammasangani_Scan.pdf
PDF of this very translation in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Dhammasangani_en.pdf
Alternative translation by U Kyaw Khine (DPPS, Myanmar):
Enumeration of the Ultimate Realities
Download-Link: from website https://archive.org/details/myanmartipitakatEnglishtranslations
Dhammasaṅgaṇi, Essential Teaching, P.B. Tan:
Essential Teaching of the Dhammasaṅgaṇi from Abhidhamma
The first book of Abhidhamma Piṭaka
by P. B. Tan, 2017
ISBN: 978-1545201206
The cover of the book with an abstract can be downloaded here:
Essential Teaching of the Dhammasaṅgaṇi
Dhātukathā:
Discourse on Elements:
www.abhidhamma.com/Dhatukatha_Scan.pdf
(Book 3 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka)
Translated by U Nārada Mulapaṭṭhāna Sayadaw, Pali Text Society
PDF of this very translation in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Dhatukatha_en.pdf
Dhātukathā, A Perfect Knowledge of Mind-Body, P.B. Tan:
A Perfect Knowledge of Mind-Body from the Abhidhamma (Dhātukathā)
The third book of Abhidhamma Piṭakaa
by P. B. Tan, 2017
ISBN: 9781544087818
A part of the book can be downloaded here:
A Perfect Knowledge of Mind-Body
Essence of Buddha-Abhidhamma, Dr. Mehm Tin Mon:
Book published in Myanmar.
Free download: www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/abhidhaultsci.pdf
Guide through the Abhidhamma Pitaka, Nyanatiloka):
A Synopsis of the Philosophical Collection of the Theravāda Buddhist Canon.
This book contains an outline or synopsis of the seven books of the advanced analytical collection of the Pāli Canon, the Abhidhamma Piṭaka. Each of the seven books of this collection is introduced and then systematically summarised by the renowned German scholar-monk Ñāṇatiloka Mahāthera. The principal aim of this book is to clarify the structure of the Abhidhamma works, most of which are quite large and complex, and thus aid the study of them. As a further aid, tables to clarify the factors of consciousness, etc, have been included as an appendix. This book is indispensable for students of Abhidhamma as well as for those who wish to get an introduction to and overview of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka.
Buddhist Publication Society, 5th edition 2007, ISBN 978-955-24-0321-7
Link to the Guide on BPS-website
Download: Guide through the Abhidhamma Piṭaka, Nyānatiloka (PDF)
Just Seeing, Cynthia Thatcher:
Just Seeing. Insight Meditation and Sense Perception.
Buddhist Publication Society, 2009
ISBN : 9552403200
Available through Wisdom books (www.wisdom-books.com) or Pariyatti store (www.store.pariyatti.org/Just-Seeing-BP505S_p_2509.html).
This book explores the depth of the Buddha's teaching, "When seeing, just see; when hearing, just hear," as it applies to the practice of insight meditation as taught by the Burmese master Mahasi Sayadaw. Along the way, the book touches on the two kinds of reality - ultimate and conventional - expounded in the Abhidhamma. The author explains these two realities through the example of a pointillist painting of Seurat that can be viewed in two ways. In addition, there are meditation instructions for beginners, and appendix on the perceptual process as described in Buddhist metaphysics, and even a crossword puzzle of Pali terms.
Kathāvatthu:
Points of Controversy or Subjects of Discourse:
(Book 5 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka)
Translated by Shwe Zan Aung and Mrs. Rhys Davids, Pali Text Society
Scan of the original PTS book: www.abhidhamma.com/Kathavatthu_Scan.pdf
PDF of this very translation in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Kathavatthu_en.pdf
Manual of Abhidhamma, Nārada Mahāthera:
Nārada Mahāthera: A Manual of Abhidhamma (Abhidhammattha Sangaha), Buddhist Missionary Society, Malaysia
Free download: www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/abhidhamma.pdf
Paṭṭhāna:
Conditional Relations
Vol. 1: www.abhidhamma.com/Patthana1_Scan.pdf
Vol. 2: www.abhidhamma.com/Patthana2_Scan.pdf
(Book 7 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka)
Translated by U Nārada Mulapaṭṭhāna Sayadaw, Pali Text Society
Vol. 1, PDF in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Conditional_Relations_1.pdf
Vol. 2, PDF in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Conditional_Relations_2.pdf
Puggalapaññatti:
Designation of Human Types
(Book 4 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka)
Translated by Bimala Charan Law, Pali Text Society
Scan of the original PTS book: www.abhidhamma.com/Puggala-pannatti_Scan.pdf
PDF of this very translation in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Puggalapannatti_en.pdf
Alternative translation by Daw Mya Tin (DPPS, Myanmar):
Designation of Individuals
Download-Link: www.kbrl.gov.mm/book/download/000179
Puggalapaññatti, An Analysis of Individual-Types, P.B. Tan:
An Analysis of Individual-Types from the Abhidhamma (Puggalapaññatti)
The fourth book of Abhidhamma Piṭaka
by P. B. Tan, 2016
ISBN: 978-1539688556
A part of the book can be downloaded here:
Analysis of Individual-Types
Vibhaṅga:
The Book of Analysis:
(Book 2 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka)
Translated by Pathamakyaw Ashin Thittila, Pali Text Society
Scan of the original PTS book: www.abhidhamma.com/Vibhanga_Scan.pdf
PDF of this very translation in new layout, searchable, and with links:
www.abhidhamma.com/Vibhanga_en.pdf
Vibhaṅga, An Analysis of Mind, P.B. Tan:
An Analysis of Mind from the Vibhaṅga in Abhidhamma
The second book of Abhidhamma Piṭakaa
by P. B. Tan
ISBN: 978-1537740966, Second Edition, 2017
A part of the book can be downloaded here:
Analysis of Mind from the Vibhaṅga
Visuddhimagga, Buddhaghosa:
BPS, 2010 (4th edition)
ISBN 978-955-24-0023-6
Visuddhimagga - The Path of Purification, Ven. Buddhaghosa, translated by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli (PDF 2,7 MB)
(From the Introductiuon:) The Visuddhimagga - here rendered Path of Purification - is perhaps unique in the literature of the world. It systematically summarizes and interprets the teaching of the Buddha contained in the Pāli Tipiṭaka, which is now recognized in Europe as the oldest and most authentic record of the Buddha’s words. As the principal non-canonical authority of the Theravāda, it forms the hub of a complete and coherent method of exegesis of the Tipiṭaka, using the "Abhidhamma method" as it is called. And it sets out detailed practical instructions for developing purification of mind.
PTS, http://www.palitext.com/
Yamaka - The Book on Pairs, translated by U Nārada / Nandamedha:
The Book on Pairs
(Book 6 of the Abhidhamma-piṭaka):
Vol. I: www.abhidhamma.com/Yamaka_en.pdf, translated by U Nārada, U Kumārābhivaṃsa and U Nandamedhā
Yamaka, An Analytical Study, P.B. Tan:
An Analytical Study of the Yamaka from Abhidhamma, Volume I
The sixth book of Abhidhamma Piṭaka
by P. B. Tan, 2017
ISBN: 978-1979920124
A part of the book can be downloaded here:
Analytical Study of the Yamaka