Abhidhamma-avatāra

From: A Dictionary of Buddhism | Date: 2004| Author: DAMIEN KEOWN | Copyright information

Abhidhamma-avatāra ‘An Introduction to Abhidhamma’, being the title of a treatise on Abhidharma (Pāli, Abhidhamma) composed in India by Buddhadatta. The work is mostly in verse and comparable to the

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