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082			_223 _aT-3 M.A (SSBU)
100			_aJotika, Ashin. _960531
245			_aA Conceptual Analysis of the Discourse on Elements (Dhatukatha): _bIts Structure and Principles/ _cAshin Jotika.
260			_aTaunggyi: _bShan State Buddhist University, _c2020.
300			_aix, 49 p. , _c30 cm.
502			_aThis 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 _bMaster of Arts: _cShan State Buddhist University, _d2020.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
650			_aDegree of Masters _960200
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