Religion:Atthasālinī

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Atthasālinī (Pali) is a Buddhist text composed by Buddhaghosa in the Theravada Abhidharma tradition. The title has been translated as "The Expositor"[1] or "Providing the Meaning".[2] In the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meaning of terms that occur in the Dhammasangani, a Buddhist text that is part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.[1]

Mental factors

Main page: Philosophy:Mental factors (Buddhism)

Within the Atthasālinī, Buddhaghosa explains the meanings of the fifty-two mental factors (Pali: cetasikas) described in the Dhammasangani.[1]

Translations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 van Gorkom (2009), Preface
  2. Gethin 1998, p. 114.

Sources

  • Gethin, Rupert (1998), Foundations of Buddhism, Oxford University Press 
  • van Gorkom, Nina (2010), Cetisikas, Zolag