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'''Abhidharmakosha''' and '''Abhidharmakoshabhashya''' [Skt.] - ''The Treasury of Abhidharma'' (ngön pa dzö [Tib.]) 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''' and '''Abhidharmakoshabhashya''' [Skt.] - ''The Treasury of Abhidharma'' (ngön pa dzö [Tib.]) 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]].  



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Vasubandhu

Abhidharmakosha and Abhidharmakoshabhashya [Skt.] - The Treasury of Abhidharma (ngön pa dzö [Tib.]) 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