Abhidhamma Studies: Buddhist Explorations of Consciousness and Time - Tapa blanda

"I am greatly honored to welcome this new English edition of Nyanaponika Thera's brilliant work, rendered even more valuable by the addition of an instructive and lucid introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi."--Prof. P.S. Jaini, UC Berkeley, Buddhist Studies

"Delightful and thought-provoking... Essential reading for any serious student of Buddhism. Additionally, it will appeal to those interested in a wide variety of phenomenological and ontological issues... I heartily recommend reading it from cover to cover."--Douglas W, Shrader, SUNY Oneonta, in his review in Philosophy East & West

"Abhidhamma is a systemization of reality as it concerns the final goal the Buddha's teaching, 'liberation from suffering.' Abhidhamma Studies rigorously maps out the inner landscape of the mind to be crossed through Buddhist meditation."--Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology

"Students of Buddhism will find this an important guide."--The Bookwatch

"Groundbreaking...innovative and rich in insights...valued and informative contribution to Buddhist studies."--Wisconsin Bookwatch

"Interesting and important ideas..."--Journal of Buddhist Ethics

"A learned and carefully reasoned inquiry into the workings of the mind from a Buddhist perspective... a challenging yet important work."--Religious Studies Review

The Abhidhamma expounds a revolutionary system of philosophical psychology rooted in the twin Buddhist insights of selflessness and dependent origination. In keeping with the liberative thrust of early Buddhism, this system organizes the entire spectrum of human consciousness around the two poles of Buddhist doctrine?bondage and liberation?the starting point and the final goal. It thereby maps out, with remarkable rigor and precision, the inner landscape of the mind to be crossed through the practical work of Buddhist meditation. In this book of groundbreaking essays, Venerable Nyanaponika Thera, one of our age's foremost exponents of Theravada Buddhism, penetrates the Abhidhamma to make its principles intelligible to the thoughtful reader of today. Innovative and rich in insights, this book does not merely open up new avenues in the academic study of early Buddhism. By treating the Abhidhamma as a fountainhead of inspiration for philosophical and psychological inquiry, it demonstrates the continuing relevance of Buddhist thought to our most astute contemporary efforts to understand the elusive yet so intimate nature of the mind.