ABHIDHAMMA(PALI) - SWAYAM360

COURSE SUMMARY
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1	NAME OF THE COURSE	Abhidhamma (Pali)
2	CATEGORY	Multidisciplinary
3	LEVEL	UP/PG
4	DURATION	15 Weeks
5	LANGUAGE FOR COURSE CONTENT	English
6	START DATE	17-06-2025
7	END DATE	30-10-2025
8	ENROLLMENT END DATE	31-08-2025
9	EXAM FEE OPEN DATE	Will be announced soon
10	EXAM FEE CLOSING DATE	Will be announced soon
11	EXAM DATE	Will be announced soon
12	RESULT DATE	Will be announced soon

COURSE LAYOUT
SL.NO	WEEKS	COURSE LAYOUT
1	Week 1	`Origin and Development of the Abhidhamma
2		Classification of Buddha Vacana and Abhidhamma
3		Mind And Matter in Abhidhamma
4	Week 2	An Introduction of Lokiya Citta
5		An Introduction of Consciousness (Citta) on the basis of Jāti (Class)
6		An Introduction Kusala Citta
7	Week 3	An Introduction of Vipāka Citta and Kiriyā Citta
8	Week 3	An Introduction of Functions Of Consciousness (Citta-Kiccāni)
9	Week 4	Concept of Psychic Factors (Cetasika)
10		The Process of Consciousness (Citta-Vīthi)
11		A Study of Apperception Consciousness (Javana Citta)
12	Week 5	Material Quality (Rūpa) in Theravāda Abhidhamma
13	Week 5	The Four Generating Principles (Samuṭṭhāna)and Grouping (kalāpa) of Material Qualities (Rūpa)
14	Week 6	Concept of Rūpa as depicted in the Dhammasaṅgaṇi
15	Week 6	Nibbāna in Theravāda Abhidhamma
16	Week 7	An Introduction to the Dhammasaṅgaṇi
17		An Introduction of Establishment of Mātikā (Matrix) in Dhammasaṅgaṇi
18		Explanations of a few tika and duka mātika-s
19	Week 8	An Outline of the Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa
20	Week 8	Comprehensive Analysis of Style and Methodology of the Kathāvatthuppakaraṇa
21	Week 9	Moggaliputtatissatthera as Great Exponent of Abhidhamma
22		Life History of Moggaliputta Tissa Thera
23		Comparative Study of Kathāvatthu and Milindapañho
24	Week10	An Introduction to the Paṭṭhānappakaraṇa
25	Week10	Treatment of the Dhammas in the Paṭṭhāna-Pakaraṇa
26	Week11	Morality (Sīla) in Theravāda Buddhism
27		Concentration (Samādhi) in Theravāda Buddhism
28		Seven Stages of Purification (Satta Visuddhi)
29	Week12	Bodhipakkhiyā- Dhammā with Special Emphasis To Noble Eight-Fold Path
30		Karma And Rebirth In Theravāda Abhidhamma
31		Concept of Anatta in Abhidhamma
32	Week13	Concept of Karuṇā in Abhidhamma
33		Paṭisambhidā and Sāgara as depicted in the Aṭṭhasālini
34		Concept of Heart-Base (Hadayavatthu)
35	Week14	Concept of Akusala Dhamma
36		Concept of Saṃyojana
37		Nivaraṇa
38	Week15	Introduction to Akusalakammapatha
39		Anusaya And Kliṣṭamanovijñāna In Theravāda And Vijñānavāda Abhidharma Tradition
40		Position Of Laity (Upāsaka) As Depicted In Abhidhamma Texts

BOOKS AND REFERENCES
SL.NO	NAME OF THE BOOK	LINK
PRIMARY SOURCES
1	Arthaviniścayasūtra Nibandhanam (Ed.) N. H. Samtani, K.P. Jaysawal Research Institute, Patna, 1971.	CLICK
2	Abhidhammatthasaṅgaho with Navanītaṭīkā (Ed.) Dharmananda Kosambi, Maha Bodhi Society of India, Sarnath, Varanasi and Buddhist World Press, Delhi, 2017.	CLICK
3	Abhidhammatthasaṅgaho and Abhidhammatthavibhāvanīṭīkā (Ed.) Bhadanta Revatadharma, Bauddha Svadhyaya Satra, Varanasi, Fifth Edition, 1965.	CLICK
4	Aṭṭhasālini, (Ed.) P.V. Bapat and R.D. Vadekar, Poona, 1940.	CLICK
5	Aṭṭhasālinī (Ed.) Ram Shankar Tripathy, Sampoornanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, 1989.	CLICK
6	Bodhicaryāvatāra of Śāntideva (Ed.) P.L. Vaidya, TheMithila Institute, Darbhanga, 1988.	CLICK
7	Dhammapada, (Ed. & Tr.) Sanghasen Singh, Delhi University, Delhi, 1977.	CLICK
8	Dhammasaṅgaṇi (Ed.) Bhikkhu Jagdish Kashyap, Nalanda Edition, Nalanda, 1960.	CLICK
9	Dīghanikāya Vol. III, Vipassana Research Research Institute, Igatpuri, 1993.	CLICK
10	Dīghanikāya Vol. II & III, (ed.) Bhikkhu J. Kashyap, Nalanda Edition, Nalanda, 1958.	CLICK
11	History of Researches in Indian Buddhism, N. N. Bhattacarya, Munsiram Manoharla Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 1981.	CLICK
12	Majjhimanikāya, Vol. I, II, & III, (Ed.) Bhikkhu J. Kassapa, Nalanda Edition, Nalanda, 1960.	CLICK
13	Pañcappakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā, (Ed.) Mahesh Tiwary, Nalanda Edition, Nalanda, 1971.	CLICK
14	Paṭisambhidāmagga, (Ed.) Bhikkhu J. Kassapa, Nalanda Edition, Nalanda, 1960.	CLICK
15	Samantapāsādikā, Vol. I (Ed.) Birbal Sharma, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, 1964.	CLICK
16	Suhrllekha and its commentary (Ed.) Pema Tenzin, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, 2002.	CLICK
17	Visuddhimagga (Paramatthamañjūsā sahita) Vol.I, II, & III, (Ed.) Revatadhamma, Sampurnanad Sanskrit University, Varanasi, 1969, 1972	CLICK
18	Visuddhimagga, Vol. I & II, Vipassana Research Institute, Igatpuri, 1998.	CLICK
SECONDARY SOURCES
1	Bodhi, Bhikkhu. (2000). Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha Sangha of Acariya Anuruddha. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society.	CLICK
2	त्रिपाठी, रामाशंकर. (1991). अभिधम्मत्थसङ्गहो (भाग 1-2). वाराणसी: सम्पूर्णानन्द संस्कृत वि¬श्व¬¬विद्यालय.	CLICK
3	Karunadasa, Y. (2010). The Theravāda Abhidhamma: Its Inquiry into the Nature of Conditioed Reality. Hong Kong: Centre of Buddhist Studies, the University of Hong Kong.	CLICK
4	Aung, S.Z. and Davids, Mrs. Rhys. (1910). Compendium of Philosophy (TR. Of Ads.). London: PTS.	CLICK
5	Kashyap, Bhikkhu J. (1982). The Abhidhamma Philosophy vol. II. Delhi: Bhartiya Vidya Prakashan.	CLICK
6	Pande, G. C., Buddhism, Centre for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi, 2013.	CLICK
7	Dutta, Nalinaksha and Bajpai, Krishna Datta, Development of Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh, Publication Bureau, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, First Edition, 1996.	CLICK
8	Bodhi, Bhikkhu, A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (The Abhidhammatthasaṅgaho of Ācariya Anuruddha), Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Third Edition, 2006.	CLICK
9	Davids, Mrs. Rhys, Compendium of Philosophy, The Pali Text Society, Oxford, 1995.	CLICK
10	Gethin, R. M. L., The Buddhist Path of Awakening, One world Publications, Oxford, England, 2001.	CLICK
11	Hajime Nakamura Indian Buddhism: A Survey with Bibliographical Notes (Ed.), Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, Delhi, 1989.	CLICK
12	Kalupahana, D. J., A History of Buddhist Philosophy, Motilal Banarasidass Publishers, Delhi, First Edition, 1994.	CLICK
13	Maha Thera, Piyadassi, The Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1980.	CLICK
14	Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu, The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga by Bhadantācariya Buddhaghosa), The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.	CLICK
15	Ronkin, Noa, Early Buddhist metaphysics (The Making of Philosophical Tradition), Routledge Curzon, London, First Edition, 2005.	CLICK
16	Sayadaw, Ledi Mahathera, Bodhipakkhiya-Dīpanī -The Manuals of Buddhism (The Exposition of the Buddha-Dhamma), Department of Religious Affairs, Rangoon, Burma, 1981.	CLICK
17	Sharma, Brahmadeo Narayan Sharma, Vibhajjavāda, Sampurnanand, Saskrit University, Varanasi, 2004.	CLICK
18	Tiwary, Mahesh, Śīla, Samādhi and Prajñā (The Buddha’s Path of Purification), K. P. Jayasawal Research Institute, Patna, 1987.	CLICK
19	Wijeratne, R. P. and Gethin, Rupert, Summary of the Topics of Abhidhamma (Abhidhammatthasaṅgaho by Anuruddha) and Exposition of the Topics of Abhidhamma Abhidhammatthavibhāvanī by Sumaṅgala), The Pali Text Society, Oxford, 2002.	CLICK
20	‘The Thirty-seven Factors of Enlightenment’ by Peter Della Santina in the The Maha Bodhi Journal Vol. 98, January-June, 1990, No-6s. 1.	CLICK

COURSE SUMMARY