A Conceptual Analysis of the Discourse on Elements (Dhatukatha): Its Structure and Principles/ Ashin Jotika.
By: Jotika, Ashin
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TextPublisher: Taunggyi: Shan State Buddhist University, 2020Description: ix, 49 p. , 30 cmSubject(s): Degree of MastersDDC classification: T-3 M.A (SSBU) Dissertation note: This dissertation intends to explore the Dhatukatha text, the third book of the Abhidhamma Pitaka. As the subject matter of Abhidhamma is ultimate realities (paramattha-dhamma), the text also extensively and comprehensively analyses them, yet significantly with specific reference to three schemata: 5 aggregates, 12 sense bases, and 18 elements by using 14 methods. The style of composition is noticeably contrasted to that of other books of Abhidhamma because it is written entirely in question-and-answer form. Owing to its very technical exposition, it is the least read among the Abhidhamma texts. Overall, the whole text is formulated based on the four main principles (nayamukha): unclassification, associatiion, and diassociation. The employed 14 methods re indeed derived from them. So, the principles constitute the substratum of the text and play a crucial role in analyzing the subjective matter. To understanding them, a large part of the present study is devoted to analyzing them integrating with the comparison of the methods.
The thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter One presents background Master of Arts: Shan State Buddhist University, 2020.
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This dissertation intends to explore the Dhatukatha text, the third book of the Abhidhamma Pitaka. As the subject matter of Abhidhamma is ultimate realities (paramattha-dhamma), the text also extensively and comprehensively analyses them, yet significantly with specific reference to three schemata: 5 aggregates, 12 sense bases, and 18 elements by using 14 methods. The style of composition is noticeably contrasted to that of other books of Abhidhamma because it is written entirely in question-and-answer form. Owing to its very technical exposition, it is the least read among the Abhidhamma texts. Overall, the whole text is formulated based on the four main principles (nayamukha): unclassification, associatiion, and diassociation. The employed 14 methods re indeed derived from them. So, the principles constitute the substratum of the text and play a crucial role in analyzing the subjective matter. To understanding them, a large part of the present study is devoted to analyzing them integrating with the comparison of the methods.
The thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter One presents background Master of Arts: Shan State Buddhist University, 2020.
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