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Abhidhamma-Màtikà
The Matrix from the Abstract Teaching
edited and translated by
ânandajoti Bhikkhu
(March 2007 / 2550)
Preface
The text of the Màtikà from Dhammasaïgaõã presented here has been established after a comparison of the three main editions of the text as listed below. The work as it stands is a preliminary to some texts that are being prepared from the Abhidhamma, including the Satipaññhànavibhaïga. I also hope to expand the present work at some point to include the explanations of the matrix that are given in the Nikkhepakaõóa and Aññhakathà sections of Dhammasaïgaõã.
ânandajoti Bhikkhu
March 2007
Texts and Abbreviations
Texts:
(BJT) Sinhala edition:
Dhammasaïgaõippakaraõa, Buddha Jayanti Tripiñaka Series, Vol 41, Colombo, C.E. 1973 = B.E. 2515.
(ChS) Burmese edition:
Dhammasaïgaõãpàëi, from the Chaññha Saïgàyana CD-ROM, 3rd rev. ed., Igatpuri, 1999.
(Thai) Royal Thai Edition:
Dhammasaïgaõã, from the Budsir CD-ROM edition of the text.
Translations consulted:
Buddhist Psychological Ethics, by Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, translation and study of Dhammasaïgaõã, Pali Text Society, 1900, 3rd ed. reprinted Oxford, 1993.
The Dhammasaïganã, Enumeration of Ultimate Realities, by U Kyaw Khine, DPPS, Yangon, C.E. 1996 = B.E. 2539.