Pāli Canon |
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Theravāda Buddhism |
Dhammasaṅgaṇī | |
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Type | Canonical text |
Parent Collection | Abhidhamma Pitaka |
Commentary | Atthasālinī |
Abbreviation | Dsp |
Pāli literature |
TheDhammasaṅgaṇī (Pāli;lit. 'Collection of Dhammas';Vietnamese:Bộ Pháp Tụ), also known as theDhammasaṅgaha, is a Buddhist scripture, part of thePali Canon ofTheravada Buddhism. It is the first of the seven texts of theAbhidhamma Pitaka.[1]
The book begins with amatika (Pali for "matrix"), which is a list of classifications ofdhammas, variously translated as ideas, phenomena, states, patterns etc. The text lacks anidana, though the commentaries record that attempts were made at creating one that depicted the Buddha preaching theAbhidhamma in one of the heavenly realms.[1]Theravada tradition attributes the Dhammasaṅgaṇī toSariputra, who is held to have recited the Abhidhamma as part of the sutta texts at theFirst Buddhist Council, and regards it as one of the canonical teachings thatMahinda brought toSri Lanka from the empire ofAsoka.[1] Its title is abbreviated 'Dhs' inPāli scholarship.[1]
Following thematika, the main body of the book is in four parts, as follows.
Rhys Davids (1900) divisions of the text are as follows:
Book I. The Genesis of Thoughts (cittuppaada- ka.n.da.m) | Part I. Good States of Consciousness | Ch. I. The Eight Main Types of Thought relating to the Sensuous Universe |
Part II. Bad States of Consciousness | Ch. VI. The Twelve Bad Thoughts (dvaadasa akusalacittaani) | |
Part III. Indeterminate States of Consciousness | Ch. I. On Effect, or Result (vipaako): A. Good Karma. B. Bad Karma | |
Book II. Form (ruupa- ka.n.da.m) | [No parts] | Ch. I. Exposition of Form under Single Concepts (ekaka-niddeso) |
Book III. The Division Entitled 'Elimination' (nikkhepa- ka.n.da.m) | Part I. [No title] | Ch. I. The Group of Triplets (tika.m) |
Part II. The Suttanta Pairs of Terms (suttantika-duka.m) | [No chapter titles] |
Several English translations are available, including: