# \#abhidhamma **URL:** https://classicaltheravada.org/tag/abhidhamma/13.md [Latest](https://classicaltheravada.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://classicaltheravada.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://classicaltheravada.org/tags.md) --- ## [Sayadaw Kumarabhivamsa](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/sayadaw-kumarabhivamsa/2065)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/sayadaw-kumarabhivamsa/2065 "2026-10-27T11:34:16Z")
Here is a small piece I wrote for a book that will come out in honor of Ven Sayadaw Kumarabhivamsa’s 50th birthday. I mean every word. If you are looking to go to Asia to meditate. I don’t know any other teacher that … --- ## [Topics In Abhidhamma](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/topics-in-abhidhamma/2567)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/topics-in-abhidhamma/2567 "2026-08-18T09:16:58Z")
I have been giving a few Dhamma Discussions on Abhidhamma topics. I’ll try to upload the recent one from last Sunday in the next day or so. They are archived on my podcast page. They started May 3rd but we don’t get i… --- ## [The Indivisibility of Rūpa: Arguments for an Irreducible Material Unit](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-indivisibility-of-rupa-arguments-for-an-irreducible-material-unit/2553)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-indivisibility-of-rupa-arguments-for-an-irreducible-material-unit/2553 "2026-08-14T06:05:59Z")
Hi :folded\_hands: Is there a fundamentally irreducible rūpa—one entirely incapable of further division—even whilst possessing spatial extension? Naturally, we can imagine dividing spatial extensions ad infinitum. Yet, t… --- ## [The Ontological Independence of Rūpa: Do Sense Objects Precede Consciousness?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-ontological-independence-of-rupa-do-sense-objects-precede-consciousness/2529)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-ontological-independence-of-rupa-do-sense-objects-precede-consciousness/2529 "2026-07-15T09:19:40Z")
Regarding the eye and its contact with rūpa, consider this scenario: I am profoundly concentrated on reading a text and require a bookmark from a drawer. Upon my initial glance, I perceive solely the colour, format, etc.… --- ## [The Arising of the Five Sense Consciousnesses: which arūpa dhammas are strictly necessary to arise ear-consciousness?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-arising-of-the-five-sense-consciousnesses-which-arupa-dhammas-are-strictly-necessary-to-arise-ear-consciousness/2516)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-arising-of-the-five-sense-consciousnesses-which-arupa-dhammas-are-strictly-necessary-to-arise-ear-consciousness/2516 "2026-07-01T08:57:30Z")
Aside from the ear and the sound (both being rūpa), are there other immaterial (arūpa) factors required for auditory consciousness (sota-viññāṇa) to arise? In other words, are the ear and the sound sufficient on their ow… --- ## [Is the bliss of phala felt as vedanā?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/is-the-bliss-of-phala-felt-as-vedana/2503)
**Author:** [@Citta](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Citta)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/is-the-bliss-of-phala-felt-as-vedana/2503 "2026-06-25T09:49:25Z")
Hello all. I was reading a book on Abhidhamma, and there I found an interesting claim. Venerable said that phala (a moment after magga citta) is blissful and all, but yet it is not vedanā. How can there be blissful fee… --- ## [The temporal "size" and divisibility of discrete citta and rūpa moments](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-temporal-size-and-divisibility-of-discrete-citta-and-rupa-moments/2450)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-temporal-size-and-divisibility-of-discrete-citta-and-rupa-moments/2450 "2026-06-03T08:33:02Z")
The “Size” of a Single Citta: Does a present moment of citta possess a specific, minimal temporal size or duration? Divisibility of this Size: Assuming it has this minimal temporal size, is a single moment strictly i… --- ## [Query about Nibbāna as an Independent Dhamma](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/query-about-nibbana-as-an-independent-dhamma/2274)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/query-about-nibbana-as-an-independent-dhamma/2274 "2026-05-29T08:18:20Z")
Hi. I am new here. :folded\_hands: I am looking to clarify a few points concerning Classical Theravadin Abhidhamma. I would be grateful for any insights on the following: In the Classical Theravadin Abhidhamma framework… --- ## [Dhamma in Mandarin 佛教书籍、视频及其他资源](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/dhamma-in-mandarin/2434)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/dhamma-in-mandarin/2434 "2026-05-27T20:23:28Z")
The following link has numerous books, recorded disucssions, and videos on Dhamma in Mandarin. https://www.dhammahome.com/cn The videos are quite good, and can be followed along by English speakers as well, as there is… --- ## [On the rigour and under-appreciation of the Abhidhamma](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/on-the-rigour-and-under-appreciation-of-the-abhidhamma/2284)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/on-the-rigour-and-under-appreciation-of-the-abhidhamma/2284 "2026-05-14T15:18:59Z")
The Abhidhamma seems to be often under-appreciated despite its analytical rigour and logical consistency. In my view, it represents the most authentic Buddhist thought. Why is Abhidhamma so frequently undervalued? --- ## [The Ideal Reading Order for Abhidhammika Texts](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-ideal-reading-order-for-abhidhammika-texts/2286)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-ideal-reading-order-for-abhidhammika-texts/2286 "2026-05-12T03:14:22Z")
If the idea of an ideal reading order for Abhidhammika texts, or your favourite books on the Abhidhamma, is logically sound, what specific sequence would you propose for read and study? --- ## [What is Buddha’s Omniscient Intelligence? Complete Explanation & Teachings](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-is-buddha-s-omniscient-intelligence-complete-explanation-teachings/2353)
**Author:** [@Richard](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Richard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-is-buddha-s-omniscient-intelligence-complete-explanation-teachings/2353 "2026-05-01T16:07:18Z")
The information about Buddha’s omniscient intelligence is mentioned in the Tipitaka, the Pali Canon, in various places. It is more detailedly described in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. The Buddha’s omniscient intelligence only … --- ## [What are the 73 intelligences of the Buddha the omniscient one?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-are-the-73-intelligences-of-the-buddha-the-omniscient-one/2346)
**Author:** [@Richard](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Richard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-are-the-73-intelligences-of-the-buddha-the-omniscient-one/2346 "2026-04-26T16:03:45Z")
There is nothing in the entire universe an omniscient Buddha does not know. If any human or a god or a brahma asks him any question about any subject Buddha had the wisdom to give the accurate answer immediately. An omni… --- ## [Integrating Buddho Recitation with Vipassanā Practice or Technical Inquiry: Buddho Recitation as a Vehicle for Vipassanā](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/integrating-buddho-recitation-with-vipassana-practice-or-technical-inquiry-buddho-recitation-as-a-vehicle-for-vipassana/2297)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/integrating-buddho-recitation-with-vipassana-practice-or-technical-inquiry-buddho-recitation-as-a-vehicle-for-vipassana/2297 "2026-04-14T04:48:03Z")
My current meditation is Buddho recitation. I am seeking to understand how to use Buddho recitation as a vipassana practice aligned with Abhidhamma. That is, how can one apply Buddho recitation as a formal practice of vi… --- ## [Do Cittas Cognise Groups of Atoms?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/do-cittas-cognise-groups-of-atoms/2287)
**Author:** [@Paulo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Paulo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 3:18am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/do-cittas-cognise-groups-of-atoms/2287 "2026-04-09T03:18:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is the Theravada system one of direct realism?: Hi, everyone. From an Abhidhammika standpoint, does a single moment of visual citta not also cognise a group of atoms? ​To illustrate thi… --- ## [The Burmese love for Abhidhamma](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-burmese-love-for-abhidhamma/1790)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-burmese-love-for-abhidhamma/1790 "2026-03-06T05:04:29Z")
It’s long been known that the Burmese have a deep reverence for the Abhidhamma, as the following citation shows: There is a folk tale told by the Burmese that captures their predilection for the Abhidhamma. It is said … --- ## [A few new terms](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/a-few-new-terms/2178)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/a-few-new-terms/2178 "2026-02-06T00:59:25Z")
For future reference, here are a few terms and their definitions that I have developed, which might be helpful in the future: Abhidhammaphilia (the love of/attraction to the Abhidhamma) Abhidhammaphobia (the fear of/av… --- ## [The Beautiful Mind in Meditation?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-beautiful-mind-in-meditation/1934)
**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/bksubhuti)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-beautiful-mind-in-meditation/1934 "2025-07-06T18:04:10Z")
The Beautiful Mind in Meditation? What does it technically mean to have a “beautiful mind” in meditation—beyond vague metaphores or mysticism. Defining the Beautiful Mind When modern teachers describe deep samatha (conc… --- ## [Are plants sentient? What about asanna-satta, and AI?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/are-plants-sentient-what-about-asanna-satta-and-ai/1742)
**Author:** [@Citta](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Citta)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/are-plants-sentient-what-about-asanna-satta-and-ai/1742 "2025-06-04T14:03:22Z")
Hello all, From what I remember, plants aren’t considered to be living beings? It seems strange. They exhibit growth, development, decay, reproduction. Some plants like Venus fly trap can even hunt and eat their prey. … --- ## [Anatta and dukkha - it sounds like nihilism?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/anatta-and-dukkha-it-sounds-like-nihilism/883)
**Author:** [@kilaya](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/kilaya)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/anatta-and-dukkha-it-sounds-like-nihilism/883 "2025-05-25T09:11:37Z")
In my effort to understand let me state what I think you are saying so you can affirm that I got it or not. You’re saying that suffering is part of the all and the all is non self and so just as feelings are non self so… --- ## [The Synchrony of People's Mental Processes and The Problem of Telepathy](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-synchrony-of-peoples-mental-processes-and-the-problem-of-telepathy/1007)
**Author:** [@jansen](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/jansen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-synchrony-of-peoples-mental-processes-and-the-problem-of-telepathy/1007 "2025-05-13T15:21:33Z")
Dear Dhamma friends, There is an interesting point that I realized during my studies of Abhidhamma. Let me please share with you my thoughts and invite you to help me understand the issue better. According to the natu… --- ## [Summary of the 24 Paccaya](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/summary-of-the-24-paccaya/1832)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/summary-of-the-24-paccaya/1832 "2025-05-07T16:15:04Z")
The following notes on the 24 paccaya compiled by Thomas Bruhn are very useful for understanding each of the 24 conditions. The Paṭṭhāna (Burmese: ပဌာန ်း, pa htan:). It is part of the Pāli Canon in the Abhidhamma Piṭ… --- ## [Lectures by Sayadaw U Sīlānanda based on Abhidhammattha Sangaha](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/lectures-by-sayadaw-u-silananda-based-on-abhidhammattha-sangaha/1815)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/lectures-by-sayadaw-u-silananda-based-on-abhidhammattha-sangaha/1815 "2025-05-01T06:35:28Z")
The following are a series of lectures on the Abhidhammattha Sangaha by the Venerable Sayadaw U Sīlānanda: Abhidhamma Lectures - Introduction: https://archive.org/details/01Abhid7 Abhidhamma Lectures - Chapter 1: htt… --- ## [Kamma vipaka & conditionality in 5 sense cognition](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/kamma-vipaka-conditionality-in-5-sense-cognition/1226)
**Author:** [@Citta](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Citta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/kamma-vipaka-conditionality-in-5-sense-cognition/1226 "2025-04-23T14:20:59Z")
Eye consciousness is vipāka result of kamma. Also elsewhere in CMA it says: For a cognitive process to occur, all the essential conditions must be present. According to the Commentaries, the essential conditions for e… --- ## [The elements as great deceivers](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-elements-as-great-deceivers/1791)
**Author:** [@renaldo](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/renaldo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-elements-as-great-deceivers/1791 "2025-04-16T20:25:42Z")
The four great elements are also the great deceivers: The Saṅgaha states: “Matter is twofold, namely: the four great essentials, and material phenomena derived from the four great essentials.”53 The Saṅgaha then lists … --- ## [None self doctrine in Buddhism](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/none-self-doctrine-in-buddhism/1757)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/none-self-doctrine-in-buddhism/1757 "2025-04-03T12:31:19Z")
Buddhism mentions that there is no eternal soul, self or atman. Buddhism teaches that everything is subject to change including mind, mental properties and bodies. There is nothing permanent in the universe. There is … --- ## [The connection between the impermanence of formations and the characteristic of dukkha](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-connection-between-the-impermanence-of-formations-and-the-characteristic-of-dukkha/1556)
**Author:** [@Nikolay\_Gnatyuk](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Nikolay_Gnatyuk)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/the-connection-between-the-impermanence-of-formations-and-the-characteristic-of-dukkha/1556 "2024-12-26T02:06:09Z")
The Buddha taught in the Silavantana Sutta that even an Arahant should contemplate the suffering of the five aggregates from time to time. In another sutta it is said that having reached the 3rd arupa-sphere, a monk cont… --- ## [Can animals create kusala?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/can-animals-create-kusala/1572)
**Author:** [@Citta](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Citta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/can-animals-create-kusala/1572 "2024-12-10T18:35:57Z")
In Abhidhammasangaha chapter IV, at the end it says that those born with rootless citta can experience 8 great wholesome cittas. "However, beings arisen in woeful planes, having a rootless rebirth consciousness, expe… --- ## [Externality of rupa and its cause question from "The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena" book](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/externality-of-rupa-and-its-cause-question-from-the-buddhist-teaching-on-physical-phenomena-book/1496)
**Author:** [@Citta](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/Citta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/externality-of-rupa-and-its-cause-question-from-the-buddhist-teaching-on-physical-phenomena-book/1496 "2024-10-17T07:06:23Z")
I’ve just re-read The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena” book by Nina Van Gorkom. “Rūpas outside the body are only produced by temperature, not by kamma, citta or nutrition.\*” -xii or pg14 pdf. Exactly what kin… --- ## [Let's count the 1500 kilesas (defilements)](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/lets-count-the-1500-kilesas-defilements/730)
**Author:** [@jansen](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/jansen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/lets-count-the-1500-kilesas-defilements/730 "2024-09-29T14:04:03Z")
Dear Dhamma friends, Let’s count kilesas, mental defilements. The translation is mine, so watch out for errors. :sun\_with\_face: Please, kindly help me understand the counting better, if there is anything I can improve. … [Next page](https://classicaltheravada.org/tag/abhidhamma/13.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=abhidhamma)