Does anyone know where in the commentaries it is stated that dhammas exist "from their own side" (sarupato)?

[RobertK]

@Roxi

I think I will put this up on my wall.

Nice to see you posting here Roxi.
I think you would also like this booklet:

Introduction to the Abhidhamma: by Jill Jordan and Richard Giles

This is a nice introduction to Abhidhamma by an old friend of mine, Jill Jordan…(died 2010). Introduction to the Abhidhamma jill jordan (2).pdf (182.7 KB) From the last page: What is Happening Right Now? You may wonder what is the point of all these classifications. Are they of any use to one in coming to understanding the truth of the way things are? When the Abhidhamma enumerates lists of types of consciousness and lists of types of matter this is so that one can understand that this is al…