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'''Abhidharmakosha''' (Tib. ''ngön pa dzö'')  ''The Treasury of Abhidharma'' and ''Auto-Commentary on the Treasury of Abhidharma''. These works were composed by [[Vasubandhu]], one of the '[[Six Ornaments]]', the greatest Buddhist authorities of Ancient India. ''Abhidharmakosha'' is a complete and systematic account of the [[Abhidharma]], and is the peak of scholarship in the [[Fundamental Vehicle]].  
'''Abhidharmakosha''' (Tib. ''Ngön Pa Dzö'')  ''The Treasury of Abhidharma'' and ''Auto-Commentary on the Treasury of Abhidharma''. These works were composed by [[Vasubandhu]], one of the '[[Six Ornaments]]', the greatest Buddhist authorities of Ancient India. ''Abhidharmakosha'' is a complete and systematic account of the [[Abhidharma]], and is the peak of scholarship in the [[Fundamental Vehicle]].  


==Outline==
==Outline==
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The text is divided into eight topics:<br>
The text is divided into eight topics:<br>


#The dhatus<br>
#The [[dhatu]]s<br>
#The faculties<br>
#The faculties<br>
#The world<br>
#The world<br>
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#The path and the individual<br>
#The path and the individual<br>
#[[Wisdom]]<br>
#[[Wisdom]]<br>
#Meditative Equipoise
#[[Meditative equipoise]]


==Translations==
==Translations==

Revision as of 13:46, 13 September 2008

Vasubandhu

Abhidharmakosha (Tib. Ngön Pa Dzö) The Treasury of Abhidharma and Auto-Commentary on the Treasury of Abhidharma. These works were composed by Vasubandhu, one of the 'Six Ornaments', the greatest Buddhist authorities of Ancient India. Abhidharmakosha is a complete and systematic account of the Abhidharma, and is the peak of scholarship in the Fundamental Vehicle.

Outline

The text is divided into eight topics:

  1. The dhatus
  2. The faculties
  3. The world
  4. Karma
  5. 'Subtle developers' (i.e. negative emotions)
  6. The path and the individual
  7. Wisdom
  8. Meditative equipoise

Translations

  • Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu, translated by Leo M. Pruden, Asian Humanities Press, Berkeley 1990 (Translated into English from the French translation of Louis de la Vallé Poussin)

Commentaries

Tibetan Commentaries

The following are among the best known Tibetan commentaries on the Abhidharmakosha: