Hi there,
So i am a little confused on this point, monks often chant the abhidhamma for various ceremonies. Namely this fairly short chant.
https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/ ... anting.htm
And then theres Abhidhamma that makes up the third basket of the Tripitaka consisting of like 7 books and is like 400 pages long. such as this
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/abhidhamma.pdf
Which is the real abhidhamma that the Buddha was supposed to have said? If it was just that short chant then i feel like it wouldnt have taken him a whole rainy season to say it when he was teaching it in Tavatimsa.
thanks in advance.
Abhidhamma Chant vs Abhidhamma
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Abhidhamma Chant vs Abhidhamma
"Do not have blind faith, but also no blind criticism" - the 14th Dalai Lama
"The Blessed One has set in motion the unexcelled Wheel of Dhamma that cannot be stopped by brahmins, devas, Maras, Brahmas or anyone in the cosmos." -Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
"The Blessed One has set in motion the unexcelled Wheel of Dhamma that cannot be stopped by brahmins, devas, Maras, Brahmas or anyone in the cosmos." -Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
Re: Abhidhamma Chant vs Abhidhamma
Isn't this the same for four Nikaya that monks recite part of Sutta?
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Re: Abhidhamma Chant vs Abhidhamma
What is chanted in that link is only a tiny portion of each of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka’s seven books. It comprises:TRobinson465 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:31 pm Hi there,
So i am a little confused on this point, monks often chant the abhidhamma for various ceremonies. Namely this fairly short chant.
1. Dhammasaṅgaṇī: first paragraph after the conclusion of the mātikā (“matrix”, i.e. the opening summary of contents).
2. Vibhaṅga: first paragraph of the book.
3. Dhātukathā: first paragraph of the book.
4. Puggalapaññatti: first paragraph after the conclusion of the mātikā.
5. Kathāvatthu: a paragraph describing the Theravāda’s opening sally in the first debate against the Pudgalavādins.
6. Yamaka: first paragraph of the book.
7. Paṭṭhāna: just the mātikā.
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
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Re: Abhidhamma Chant vs Abhidhamma
Ohhh okay. Thank you for the insight bhanteDhammanando wrote: ↑Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:34 amWhat is chanted in that link is only a tiny portion of each of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka’s seven books. It comprises:TRobinson465 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:31 pm Hi there,
So i am a little confused on this point, monks often chant the abhidhamma for various ceremonies. Namely this fairly short chant.
1. Dhammasaṅgaṇī: first paragraph after the conclusion of the mātikā (“matrix”, i.e. the opening summary of contents).
2. Vibhaṅga: first paragraph of the book.
3. Dhātukathā: first paragraph of the book.
4. Puggalapaññatti: first paragraph after the conclusion of the mātikā.
5. Kathāvatthu: a paragraph describing the Theravāda’s opening sally in the first debate against the Pudgalavādins.
6. Yamaka: first paragraph of the book.
7. Paṭṭhāna: just the mātikā.
"Do not have blind faith, but also no blind criticism" - the 14th Dalai Lama
"The Blessed One has set in motion the unexcelled Wheel of Dhamma that cannot be stopped by brahmins, devas, Maras, Brahmas or anyone in the cosmos." -Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
"The Blessed One has set in motion the unexcelled Wheel of Dhamma that cannot be stopped by brahmins, devas, Maras, Brahmas or anyone in the cosmos." -Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta