Introduction to Dhammasaṅgaṇī

"Introduction to Dhammaçngaònåi The Dhammasaçngaònåi, or Collection of Dhammas, is the first of the seven texts of the Abhidhamma Piòtaka. This introduction in a way may be regarded as a brief introduction to the Abhidhamma Piòtaka as a whole. The first part of this work is about Abhidhamma; the second part is about Dhammasaçngaònåi. The Dhammasaçngaònåiis divided into four divisions: - Cittupåada Kaònòda, Division on Mind and Mental Concomitants. - Råupa Kaònòda, Division Concerning Corporeality. - Nikkhepa Kaònòda, Division of Summarized Analytical Statements about all the tikas and the dukas without elaborate treatment. - Aòtòthakathåa Kaònòda is a very short division but it is very important because it contains additional explanation of certain terms, by means of enumeration. The Dhammasaçngaònåibegins with the Måatikåa which is a list of subjects for analytical treatment in the text and grouped in triads and dyads. There are twenty-two ways of grouping the dhammåa (ultimate realities) into triads (tikas) and a hundred ways of grouping it into dyads (dukas). The Dhammasaçngaònåiis divided into four divisions: - Cittupåada Kaònòda, on Mind and Mental Concomitants. - Råupa Kaònòda, Concerning Corporeality. - Nikkhepa Kaònòda, of Summarized Analytical Statements about all the tikas and the dukas without elaborate treatment. - Aòtòthakathåa Kaònòda, containing an additional explanation of certain terms, by means of enumeration"--