Abhidhamma
as "higher dhamma" xxxi 3.
Abhidharmakosabhasyam-Vol-1-Vasubandhu-Poussin-Pruden-1991
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VASUl-sAfOliU
? Abhidharmakosabhasyam Volume I
? Abhidharmakosabhasyam
of Vasubandhu
Volume I
Translated into French by Louis de La Vallee Poussin
English Version by Leo M. Pruden
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V asubandhu.
[AbhidharmakoSabhasya. English]
AbhidharmakoSabhasyam / [translated] by Louis de La Vallee Poussin; English
translation by Leo M. Pruden. -- Berkeley, Calif. : Asian Humanities Press, 1988- 1990.
4 v. ; 23 cm.
Translation of: Abhidharmako? abhasya. Includes bibliographies.
ISBN 0-89581-913-9 (set).
1. Vasubandhu. Abhidharmakosa.
2. Abhidharma.
I. La Vallee Poussin,
87-71231 AACR 2 MARC
Louis de, 1869-1938. BQ2682. E5P78 1988 294. 3'824? del 9
II. Title.
Copyright (R) 1991 by Asian Humanities Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of Asian Humanities Press except for brief passages quoted in a review.
? CONTENTS
A Brief Biography of Louis de La Valine Poussin xv Translator's Preface xxi
The Abhidharma:
The Origins, Growth and Development of a Literary Tradition
by Leo M. Pruden
1. Origin and Growth of Abhidharma xxx 2. Abhidhamma as "higher dhamma" xxxi 3. Abhidhamma alone xxxiii 4. Abhidhamma-kathd xxxv 5. Traditional Explanations of Abhidhamma xxxvi 6. Abhidharma in the Mahdvibhasd xxxvi 7. The Abhidhamma Pitaka xxxvii 8. The Mdtika xxxviii 9. Mdtika and Abhidharma xxxix
10. Abhidharma in the Agamas: the Religion of the Agamas xl 11. The Agamas and the Nikdyas xli 12. Abhidharmic Tendencies in Extant Agamas:
Numerical Categories, Samyuktas, and Vibhangas xlii
13. Sarvastivadin Agamas xliii
14. Samathadeva's Commentary xlv
15. Sarvastivadin Abhidharma Literature xlvi
16. Origin of the Abhidharma xlvi
17. The Second Period of Early Sarvastivadin Literature xlix 18. TheJnanaprasthdna li 19. The Vibhdsds lii 20. Development of the Literature After the Vibhdsds liii
21. The Abhidharma-hrdaya liii 22. The Abhidharmakosabhasyam liv 23. Sanskrit Remains of the Abhidharma lv
? 24. The Sanskrit Kosabhdsyam lvi 25. Translations of the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 26. Commentaries on the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 27. The Tibetan Kosabhdsyam lviii 28. Translations of the Kosabhdsyam and the F^/y/rf lix 29. Indexes to the Kosabhdsyam lix Footnotes lxii
Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu
by Louis de La Vallee Poussin
Introduction 1 I. Bibliography of the Kosa 7 A. Additions to the Bibliography, by Hurbert Durt 12
II. The Date of Vasubandhu. The Former Vasubandhu 13 III. The Seven Ginonical Treatises of the Abhidharma 17 A. TheJndnaprasthdna 17
B. The Prakarana of Vasumitra 20 C The Vijfidkdya 21 D. The Dharmaskandha 23 E. The Prajndptisdstra 24 F. The Dhdtukdya 27 G. The SamgUiparyaya 28
IV. Some Masters of the Vibhasa 28 A. Vasumitra 28 B. Ghosaka and the Abhidharmamrtasdstra 31 C Buddhadeva 32 D. Dharmabrdta 32 E. The Bhadanta Dharmatrdta 33
V. Some Schools of the Vibhasa 35 A. Ddastdnitkas and Sautrantikas 35 B. Vibhajyavadins 38 C Yogdcdrins 41
VI. The $ariputrdbhidharma 42 VIII. The Abhidharmasdra 44 Footnotes 49
? Chapter One: The Dhdtus
General Introduction
A. Homage to the Buddha
1. The Three Qualities of a Buddha B. Definition of Abhidharma
1. Absolute Sense of the Word
2. Conventional Sense of the Word C Definition of Abhidharmakosa
D. Purpose of the Abhidharma E. Authors of the Abhidharma
I. The Division of the Dharmas A. The Defiled Dharmas
B. The Undefiled Dharmas
C TheUnconditionedDharmas
1. Discussion of the Two Types of Disjunaion
2. Is Disjunaion Single or Multiple? D. ConditionedDharmas
1. Synonyms of "Conditioned" 2. Synonyms of "Defiled"
II. The Five Skandhas, the Twelve Ayatanas, and the Eighteen Dhdtus
A. RupaSkandha 1. Visible Matter 2. Sound
3. Taste
4. Odor
5. Tangible Things
B. The Relationship between the Five Consciousnesses
and the Five Visayas G Avijnaptirupa
D. TheFourPrimaryElements
E. The Definition of "Rupa"
F. The Ten Ayatanas and the Ten Dhdtus
G. The Vedand, Samjnd, and Samskdra Skandhas
55 55 55 56 56 56 57 57 58
58
59
59
59
59
59
61
61
62
63 63 64 65 66 66 66
66
67 68 70
72 72
? H. The Vijnana Skandha and the Mana Ayatana 14 I. The Seven Dhatus 74 J. The Manodhatu and the Eighteen Dhatus 75
The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
A. The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
B. The Nature of the Eighteen Dhatus 1(S
G The Definition of "Skandha," "Ayatana" and "Dhatu" 11
D. Their Provisional Existence 79
E. The Reason for the Threefold Classification 80
F. Distinctions between Vedana and Samjna 81
G. The Five Skandhas and the Unconditioned Dharmas 81
H. The Order of the Five Skandhas 82
I. The Order of the Ayatanas and Dhatus,
with Reference to the Six Indriyas 83
Some Problems Raised by the Threefold Classification 85
A. The Rupa Ayatana and the Dharma Ayatana 85
B. Inclusion in Other Skandhas, Ayatanas, and Dhatus 86
C The Eighty-four Thousand Dharmaskandhas 86
D. E.
F.
The Dimension of a Dharmaskandha 86 The Characteristics of the Skandhas and the
Threefold Classification 87 Vijnanadhdtu and Akasadhdtu 88
Classification of the Dharmas in the Eighteen Dhatus 90 A. Visible and Invisible Dharmas 90 B. Resistant and Non-Resistant Dharmas 90 C. Good, Bad, and Morally Neutral Dharmas 90 D. The Eighteen Dhatus and the Three Realms ? ? E. Pure and Impure Dhatus 95 F. Vitarka and Vicara 96 G. Vitarka, Vicara, and the Five Sense Consciousnesses 97
H. Discussions
1. How many Dhatus Serve as an Object? 98 2. How many are Non-Appropriated
to Living Beings? 98
? I. Primary and Derived Elements 99 J. Discussion
1. Can the Atoms be Accumulated? 101
2. How many of the Dhatus Cut or are Cut?
Burn or are Burned? Weight or are Weight? 102
3. How many of the Dhatus are vipdka?
Accumulations? Outflowings? 103
4. How many of the Dhatus are Real Substances? 105
5. How many of the Dhatus are Momentary? 105
K. Possession of a Dhatu versus a Vijndnadhatu 106 L. Internal and External Elements 107 M. Sabhdga and Tatsabhdga 108
N. HowaretheDhatusAbandoned? Ill O. How many of the Dhatus are "View? " 113
VI. Subsidiary Discussions 118
A. Are Visible Things Seen by One or Two Eyes? 118
B. Do the Indriyas and the Visayas Touch? 119
C. The Dimension of the Organs and their Visayas 122
D. Atoms within the Organs 123
E. Are Atoms Sabhdga or Tatsabhdga} 123
F. Time and the Support of the Consciousnesses 124
G. Why are the Organs, and not the Object,
the Support of the Consciousness? 125
H. How are the Different Consciousnesses Named? 125
I. The Body, the Organ of Sight, Visible Things,
and the Consciousness, and their Relationship
to the Different Bhumis 126
J. Which Dhatu is Discerned by Which Consciousness? 129
K. How many of the Dhatus are Eternal? 130
L. How many of the Dhatus are Indriyas? 130 131
? Chapter Two: The Indriyas
The Indriyas 153 A. Definition 153 1. Objection 155 B. General Explanation 155
The Twenty-two Indriyas 158
A. A Different Definition 159
B. The Organs of Sensation 160 1. The Saint 162
C Pure and Impure Indriyas 163
D.
Abhidhamma as "higher dhamma" xxxi 3. Abhidhamma alone xxxiii 4. Abhidhamma-kathd xxxv 5. Traditional Explanations of Abhidhamma xxxvi 6. Abhidharma in the Mahdvibhasd xxxvi 7. The Abhidhamma Pitaka xxxvii 8. The Mdtika xxxviii 9. Mdtika and Abhidharma xxxix
10. Abhidharma in the Agamas: the Religion of the Agamas xl 11. The Agamas and the Nikdyas xli 12. Abhidharmic Tendencies in Extant Agamas:
Numerical Categories, Samyuktas, and Vibhangas xlii
13. Sarvastivadin Agamas xliii
14. Samathadeva's Commentary xlv
15. Sarvastivadin Abhidharma Literature xlvi
16. Origin of the Abhidharma xlvi
17. The Second Period of Early Sarvastivadin Literature xlix 18. TheJnanaprasthdna li 19. The Vibhdsds lii 20. Development of the Literature After the Vibhdsds liii
21. The Abhidharma-hrdaya liii 22. The Abhidharmakosabhasyam liv 23. Sanskrit Remains of the Abhidharma lv
? 24. The Sanskrit Kosabhdsyam lvi 25. Translations of the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 26. Commentaries on the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 27. The Tibetan Kosabhdsyam lviii 28. Translations of the Kosabhdsyam and the F^/y/rf lix 29. Indexes to the Kosabhdsyam lix Footnotes lxii
Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu
by Louis de La Vallee Poussin
Introduction 1 I. Bibliography of the Kosa 7 A. Additions to the Bibliography, by Hurbert Durt 12
II. The Date of Vasubandhu. The Former Vasubandhu 13 III. The Seven Ginonical Treatises of the Abhidharma 17 A. TheJndnaprasthdna 17
B. The Prakarana of Vasumitra 20 C The Vijfidkdya 21 D. The Dharmaskandha 23 E. The Prajndptisdstra 24 F. The Dhdtukdya 27 G. The SamgUiparyaya 28
IV. Some Masters of the Vibhasa 28 A. Vasumitra 28 B. Ghosaka and the Abhidharmamrtasdstra 31 C Buddhadeva 32 D. Dharmabrdta 32 E. The Bhadanta Dharmatrdta 33
V. Some Schools of the Vibhasa 35 A. Ddastdnitkas and Sautrantikas 35 B. Vibhajyavadins 38 C Yogdcdrins 41
VI. The $ariputrdbhidharma 42 VIII. The Abhidharmasdra 44 Footnotes 49
? Chapter One: The Dhdtus
General Introduction
A. Homage to the Buddha
1. The Three Qualities of a Buddha B. Definition of Abhidharma
1. Absolute Sense of the Word
2. Conventional Sense of the Word C Definition of Abhidharmakosa
D. Purpose of the Abhidharma E. Authors of the Abhidharma
I. The Division of the Dharmas A. The Defiled Dharmas
B. The Undefiled Dharmas
C TheUnconditionedDharmas
1. Discussion of the Two Types of Disjunaion
2. Is Disjunaion Single or Multiple? D. ConditionedDharmas
1. Synonyms of "Conditioned" 2. Synonyms of "Defiled"
II. The Five Skandhas, the Twelve Ayatanas, and the Eighteen Dhdtus
A. RupaSkandha 1. Visible Matter 2. Sound
3. Taste
4. Odor
5. Tangible Things
B. The Relationship between the Five Consciousnesses
and the Five Visayas G Avijnaptirupa
D. TheFourPrimaryElements
E. The Definition of "Rupa"
F. The Ten Ayatanas and the Ten Dhdtus
G. The Vedand, Samjnd, and Samskdra Skandhas
55 55 55 56 56 56 57 57 58
58
59
59
59
59
59
61
61
62
63 63 64 65 66 66 66
66
67 68 70
72 72
? H. The Vijnana Skandha and the Mana Ayatana 14 I. The Seven Dhatus 74 J. The Manodhatu and the Eighteen Dhatus 75
The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
A. The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
B. The Nature of the Eighteen Dhatus 1(S
G The Definition of "Skandha," "Ayatana" and "Dhatu" 11
D. Their Provisional Existence 79
E. The Reason for the Threefold Classification 80
F. Distinctions between Vedana and Samjna 81
G. The Five Skandhas and the Unconditioned Dharmas 81
H. The Order of the Five Skandhas 82
I. The Order of the Ayatanas and Dhatus,
with Reference to the Six Indriyas 83
Some Problems Raised by the Threefold Classification 85
A. The Rupa Ayatana and the Dharma Ayatana 85
B. Inclusion in Other Skandhas, Ayatanas, and Dhatus 86
C The Eighty-four Thousand Dharmaskandhas 86
D. E.
F.
The Dimension of a Dharmaskandha 86 The Characteristics of the Skandhas and the
Threefold Classification 87 Vijnanadhdtu and Akasadhdtu 88
Classification of the Dharmas in the Eighteen Dhatus 90 A. Visible and Invisible Dharmas 90 B. Resistant and Non-Resistant Dharmas 90 C. Good, Bad, and Morally Neutral Dharmas 90 D. The Eighteen Dhatus and the Three Realms ? ? E. Pure and Impure Dhatus 95 F. Vitarka and Vicara 96 G. Vitarka, Vicara, and the Five Sense Consciousnesses 97
H. Discussions
1. How many Dhatus Serve as an Object? 98 2. How many are Non-Appropriated
to Living Beings? 98
? I. Primary and Derived Elements 99 J. Discussion
1. Can the Atoms be Accumulated? 101
2. How many of the Dhatus Cut or are Cut?
Burn or are Burned? Weight or are Weight? 102
3. How many of the Dhatus are vipdka?
Accumulations? Outflowings? 103
4. How many of the Dhatus are Real Substances? 105
5. How many of the Dhatus are Momentary? 105
K. Possession of a Dhatu versus a Vijndnadhatu 106 L. Internal and External Elements 107 M. Sabhdga and Tatsabhdga 108
N. HowaretheDhatusAbandoned? Ill O. How many of the Dhatus are "View? " 113
VI. Subsidiary Discussions 118
A. Are Visible Things Seen by One or Two Eyes? 118
B. Do the Indriyas and the Visayas Touch? 119
C. The Dimension of the Organs and their Visayas 122
D. Atoms within the Organs 123
E. Are Atoms Sabhdga or Tatsabhdga} 123
F. Time and the Support of the Consciousnesses 124
G. Why are the Organs, and not the Object,
the Support of the Consciousness? 125
H. How are the Different Consciousnesses Named? 125
I. The Body, the Organ of Sight, Visible Things,
and the Consciousness, and their Relationship
to the Different Bhumis 126
J. Which Dhatu is Discerned by Which Consciousness? 129
K. How many of the Dhatus are Eternal? 130
L. How many of the Dhatus are Indriyas? 130 131
? Chapter Two: The Indriyas
The Indriyas 153 A. Definition 153 1. Objection 155 B. General Explanation 155
The Twenty-two Indriyas 158
A. A Different Definition 159
B. The Organs of Sensation 160 1. The Saint 162
C Pure and Impure Indriyas 163
D. Vipdka and Non-Vipdka Indriyas 165 Discussion: Prolonging and Shortening Life 166 Discussion: Jivita and Ayus 167
E. How Many Indriyas have Retribution 171
F. Their Moral Nature 171
G. The Indriyas id the Three Dhatus 172
H. Abandoning the Indriyas 173
I. How Many Indriyas are initially possessed
in each Dhatu? 174
J. How Many Indriyas perish at Death 176
K. Indriyas and the Stages of the Religious Life 177 1. The Quality of Arhat 179
L. Possessing the Indriyas 180
M. The Smallest Number of Indriyas 183
N. TheLargestNumberofIndriyas 183 Discussion: The Atom 184
The Mental States 188
A. Definition 189
B. The Mahdbhumikas 189
C The Kusakmahabhumikadharmas 190 Discussion: Prasrabdhi 191 Discussion: Equanimity 192 D. The Klesamahabhumikadharmas 193 1. A Different List 194
? 2. Is a Mahabhumika also Klesamahdbhwnikal 194 E. The Akusalamahabhumikadharmas 195 F. The Parittaklesikadharmas 196
G. The Number of Mental States that can Arise Together 196 H. Differences between Mental States 200 1. Disrespect versus Absence of Fear 200 2. Affection versus Respect 201
3. Vitarka versus Vkara 202
4. PrideversusPride-Intoxication 204 I. Synonyms 205
IV. Dharmas not Associated with the Mind 206
A. Definition 206
B. PraptiandAprapti 206
C TheTimePeriods 212
D. How is Prapti Abandoned? 213
E. Types of Aprapti 215
F. How does Aprapti Perish? 217
Discussion: Prapti and Anuprapti 217
G. Genre (Sabhdgatd) 219
H. The Dharma of Non-Consciousness 221 1. The Absorption of Non-Consciousness 223
I. The Absoption of Extinction 225
J.
? Abhidharmakosabhasyam Volume I
? Abhidharmakosabhasyam
of Vasubandhu
Volume I
Translated into French by Louis de La Vallee Poussin
English Version by Leo M. Pruden
ASIAN HUMANITIES PRESS [An imprint of Jain Publishing Company]
Web Site -- www. jainpub. com
? ASIAN HUMANITIES PRESS
Asian Humanities Press offers to the specialist and the general reader alike the best in new translations of major works and significant original contributions to enhance our understanding of Asian religions, cultures and thought.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
V asubandhu.
[AbhidharmakoSabhasya. English]
AbhidharmakoSabhasyam / [translated] by Louis de La Vallee Poussin; English
translation by Leo M. Pruden. -- Berkeley, Calif. : Asian Humanities Press, 1988- 1990.
4 v. ; 23 cm.
Translation of: Abhidharmako? abhasya. Includes bibliographies.
ISBN 0-89581-913-9 (set).
1. Vasubandhu. Abhidharmakosa.
2. Abhidharma.
I. La Vallee Poussin,
87-71231 AACR 2 MARC
Louis de, 1869-1938. BQ2682. E5P78 1988 294. 3'824? del 9
II. Title.
Copyright (R) 1991 by Asian Humanities Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of Asian Humanities Press except for brief passages quoted in a review.
? CONTENTS
A Brief Biography of Louis de La Valine Poussin xv Translator's Preface xxi
The Abhidharma:
The Origins, Growth and Development of a Literary Tradition
by Leo M. Pruden
1. Origin and Growth of Abhidharma xxx 2. Abhidhamma as "higher dhamma" xxxi 3. Abhidhamma alone xxxiii 4. Abhidhamma-kathd xxxv 5. Traditional Explanations of Abhidhamma xxxvi 6. Abhidharma in the Mahdvibhasd xxxvi 7. The Abhidhamma Pitaka xxxvii 8. The Mdtika xxxviii 9. Mdtika and Abhidharma xxxix
10. Abhidharma in the Agamas: the Religion of the Agamas xl 11. The Agamas and the Nikdyas xli 12. Abhidharmic Tendencies in Extant Agamas:
Numerical Categories, Samyuktas, and Vibhangas xlii
13. Sarvastivadin Agamas xliii
14. Samathadeva's Commentary xlv
15. Sarvastivadin Abhidharma Literature xlvi
16. Origin of the Abhidharma xlvi
17. The Second Period of Early Sarvastivadin Literature xlix 18. TheJnanaprasthdna li 19. The Vibhdsds lii 20. Development of the Literature After the Vibhdsds liii
21. The Abhidharma-hrdaya liii 22. The Abhidharmakosabhasyam liv 23. Sanskrit Remains of the Abhidharma lv
? 24. The Sanskrit Kosabhdsyam lvi 25. Translations of the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 26. Commentaries on the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 27. The Tibetan Kosabhdsyam lviii 28. Translations of the Kosabhdsyam and the F^/y/rf lix 29. Indexes to the Kosabhdsyam lix Footnotes lxii
Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu
by Louis de La Vallee Poussin
Introduction 1 I. Bibliography of the Kosa 7 A. Additions to the Bibliography, by Hurbert Durt 12
II. The Date of Vasubandhu. The Former Vasubandhu 13 III. The Seven Ginonical Treatises of the Abhidharma 17 A. TheJndnaprasthdna 17
B. The Prakarana of Vasumitra 20 C The Vijfidkdya 21 D. The Dharmaskandha 23 E. The Prajndptisdstra 24 F. The Dhdtukdya 27 G. The SamgUiparyaya 28
IV. Some Masters of the Vibhasa 28 A. Vasumitra 28 B. Ghosaka and the Abhidharmamrtasdstra 31 C Buddhadeva 32 D. Dharmabrdta 32 E. The Bhadanta Dharmatrdta 33
V. Some Schools of the Vibhasa 35 A. Ddastdnitkas and Sautrantikas 35 B. Vibhajyavadins 38 C Yogdcdrins 41
VI. The $ariputrdbhidharma 42 VIII. The Abhidharmasdra 44 Footnotes 49
? Chapter One: The Dhdtus
General Introduction
A. Homage to the Buddha
1. The Three Qualities of a Buddha B. Definition of Abhidharma
1. Absolute Sense of the Word
2. Conventional Sense of the Word C Definition of Abhidharmakosa
D. Purpose of the Abhidharma E. Authors of the Abhidharma
I. The Division of the Dharmas A. The Defiled Dharmas
B. The Undefiled Dharmas
C TheUnconditionedDharmas
1. Discussion of the Two Types of Disjunaion
2. Is Disjunaion Single or Multiple? D. ConditionedDharmas
1. Synonyms of "Conditioned" 2. Synonyms of "Defiled"
II. The Five Skandhas, the Twelve Ayatanas, and the Eighteen Dhdtus
A. RupaSkandha 1. Visible Matter 2. Sound
3. Taste
4. Odor
5. Tangible Things
B. The Relationship between the Five Consciousnesses
and the Five Visayas G Avijnaptirupa
D. TheFourPrimaryElements
E. The Definition of "Rupa"
F. The Ten Ayatanas and the Ten Dhdtus
G. The Vedand, Samjnd, and Samskdra Skandhas
55 55 55 56 56 56 57 57 58
58
59
59
59
59
59
61
61
62
63 63 64 65 66 66 66
66
67 68 70
72 72
? H. The Vijnana Skandha and the Mana Ayatana 14 I. The Seven Dhatus 74 J. The Manodhatu and the Eighteen Dhatus 75
The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
A. The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
B. The Nature of the Eighteen Dhatus 1(S
G The Definition of "Skandha," "Ayatana" and "Dhatu" 11
D. Their Provisional Existence 79
E. The Reason for the Threefold Classification 80
F. Distinctions between Vedana and Samjna 81
G. The Five Skandhas and the Unconditioned Dharmas 81
H. The Order of the Five Skandhas 82
I. The Order of the Ayatanas and Dhatus,
with Reference to the Six Indriyas 83
Some Problems Raised by the Threefold Classification 85
A. The Rupa Ayatana and the Dharma Ayatana 85
B. Inclusion in Other Skandhas, Ayatanas, and Dhatus 86
C The Eighty-four Thousand Dharmaskandhas 86
D. E.
F.
The Dimension of a Dharmaskandha 86 The Characteristics of the Skandhas and the
Threefold Classification 87 Vijnanadhdtu and Akasadhdtu 88
Classification of the Dharmas in the Eighteen Dhatus 90 A. Visible and Invisible Dharmas 90 B. Resistant and Non-Resistant Dharmas 90 C. Good, Bad, and Morally Neutral Dharmas 90 D. The Eighteen Dhatus and the Three Realms ? ? E. Pure and Impure Dhatus 95 F. Vitarka and Vicara 96 G. Vitarka, Vicara, and the Five Sense Consciousnesses 97
H. Discussions
1. How many Dhatus Serve as an Object? 98 2. How many are Non-Appropriated
to Living Beings? 98
? I. Primary and Derived Elements 99 J. Discussion
1. Can the Atoms be Accumulated? 101
2. How many of the Dhatus Cut or are Cut?
Burn or are Burned? Weight or are Weight? 102
3. How many of the Dhatus are vipdka?
Accumulations? Outflowings? 103
4. How many of the Dhatus are Real Substances? 105
5. How many of the Dhatus are Momentary? 105
K. Possession of a Dhatu versus a Vijndnadhatu 106 L. Internal and External Elements 107 M. Sabhdga and Tatsabhdga 108
N. HowaretheDhatusAbandoned? Ill O. How many of the Dhatus are "View? " 113
VI. Subsidiary Discussions 118
A. Are Visible Things Seen by One or Two Eyes? 118
B. Do the Indriyas and the Visayas Touch? 119
C. The Dimension of the Organs and their Visayas 122
D. Atoms within the Organs 123
E. Are Atoms Sabhdga or Tatsabhdga} 123
F. Time and the Support of the Consciousnesses 124
G. Why are the Organs, and not the Object,
the Support of the Consciousness? 125
H. How are the Different Consciousnesses Named? 125
I. The Body, the Organ of Sight, Visible Things,
and the Consciousness, and their Relationship
to the Different Bhumis 126
J. Which Dhatu is Discerned by Which Consciousness? 129
K. How many of the Dhatus are Eternal? 130
L. How many of the Dhatus are Indriyas? 130 131
? Chapter Two: The Indriyas
The Indriyas 153 A. Definition 153 1. Objection 155 B. General Explanation 155
The Twenty-two Indriyas 158
A. A Different Definition 159
B. The Organs of Sensation 160 1. The Saint 162
C Pure and Impure Indriyas 163
D.
Abhidhamma as "higher dhamma" xxxi 3. Abhidhamma alone xxxiii 4. Abhidhamma-kathd xxxv 5. Traditional Explanations of Abhidhamma xxxvi 6. Abhidharma in the Mahdvibhasd xxxvi 7. The Abhidhamma Pitaka xxxvii 8. The Mdtika xxxviii 9. Mdtika and Abhidharma xxxix
10. Abhidharma in the Agamas: the Religion of the Agamas xl 11. The Agamas and the Nikdyas xli 12. Abhidharmic Tendencies in Extant Agamas:
Numerical Categories, Samyuktas, and Vibhangas xlii
13. Sarvastivadin Agamas xliii
14. Samathadeva's Commentary xlv
15. Sarvastivadin Abhidharma Literature xlvi
16. Origin of the Abhidharma xlvi
17. The Second Period of Early Sarvastivadin Literature xlix 18. TheJnanaprasthdna li 19. The Vibhdsds lii 20. Development of the Literature After the Vibhdsds liii
21. The Abhidharma-hrdaya liii 22. The Abhidharmakosabhasyam liv 23. Sanskrit Remains of the Abhidharma lv
? 24. The Sanskrit Kosabhdsyam lvi 25. Translations of the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 26. Commentaries on the Abhidharmakosabhdsyam lvii 27. The Tibetan Kosabhdsyam lviii 28. Translations of the Kosabhdsyam and the F^/y/rf lix 29. Indexes to the Kosabhdsyam lix Footnotes lxii
Abhidharmakosabhasyam of Vasubandhu
by Louis de La Vallee Poussin
Introduction 1 I. Bibliography of the Kosa 7 A. Additions to the Bibliography, by Hurbert Durt 12
II. The Date of Vasubandhu. The Former Vasubandhu 13 III. The Seven Ginonical Treatises of the Abhidharma 17 A. TheJndnaprasthdna 17
B. The Prakarana of Vasumitra 20 C The Vijfidkdya 21 D. The Dharmaskandha 23 E. The Prajndptisdstra 24 F. The Dhdtukdya 27 G. The SamgUiparyaya 28
IV. Some Masters of the Vibhasa 28 A. Vasumitra 28 B. Ghosaka and the Abhidharmamrtasdstra 31 C Buddhadeva 32 D. Dharmabrdta 32 E. The Bhadanta Dharmatrdta 33
V. Some Schools of the Vibhasa 35 A. Ddastdnitkas and Sautrantikas 35 B. Vibhajyavadins 38 C Yogdcdrins 41
VI. The $ariputrdbhidharma 42 VIII. The Abhidharmasdra 44 Footnotes 49
? Chapter One: The Dhdtus
General Introduction
A. Homage to the Buddha
1. The Three Qualities of a Buddha B. Definition of Abhidharma
1. Absolute Sense of the Word
2. Conventional Sense of the Word C Definition of Abhidharmakosa
D. Purpose of the Abhidharma E. Authors of the Abhidharma
I. The Division of the Dharmas A. The Defiled Dharmas
B. The Undefiled Dharmas
C TheUnconditionedDharmas
1. Discussion of the Two Types of Disjunaion
2. Is Disjunaion Single or Multiple? D. ConditionedDharmas
1. Synonyms of "Conditioned" 2. Synonyms of "Defiled"
II. The Five Skandhas, the Twelve Ayatanas, and the Eighteen Dhdtus
A. RupaSkandha 1. Visible Matter 2. Sound
3. Taste
4. Odor
5. Tangible Things
B. The Relationship between the Five Consciousnesses
and the Five Visayas G Avijnaptirupa
D. TheFourPrimaryElements
E. The Definition of "Rupa"
F. The Ten Ayatanas and the Ten Dhdtus
G. The Vedand, Samjnd, and Samskdra Skandhas
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? H. The Vijnana Skandha and the Mana Ayatana 14 I. The Seven Dhatus 74 J. The Manodhatu and the Eighteen Dhatus 75
The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
A. The Threefold Classification of the Dharmas 16
B. The Nature of the Eighteen Dhatus 1(S
G The Definition of "Skandha," "Ayatana" and "Dhatu" 11
D. Their Provisional Existence 79
E. The Reason for the Threefold Classification 80
F. Distinctions between Vedana and Samjna 81
G. The Five Skandhas and the Unconditioned Dharmas 81
H. The Order of the Five Skandhas 82
I. The Order of the Ayatanas and Dhatus,
with Reference to the Six Indriyas 83
Some Problems Raised by the Threefold Classification 85
A. The Rupa Ayatana and the Dharma Ayatana 85
B. Inclusion in Other Skandhas, Ayatanas, and Dhatus 86
C The Eighty-four Thousand Dharmaskandhas 86
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The Dimension of a Dharmaskandha 86 The Characteristics of the Skandhas and the
Threefold Classification 87 Vijnanadhdtu and Akasadhdtu 88
Classification of the Dharmas in the Eighteen Dhatus 90 A. Visible and Invisible Dharmas 90 B. Resistant and Non-Resistant Dharmas 90 C. Good, Bad, and Morally Neutral Dharmas 90 D. The Eighteen Dhatus and the Three Realms ? ? E. Pure and Impure Dhatus 95 F. Vitarka and Vicara 96 G. Vitarka, Vicara, and the Five Sense Consciousnesses 97
H. Discussions
1. How many Dhatus Serve as an Object? 98 2. How many are Non-Appropriated
to Living Beings? 98
? I. Primary and Derived Elements 99 J. Discussion
1. Can the Atoms be Accumulated? 101
2. How many of the Dhatus Cut or are Cut?
Burn or are Burned? Weight or are Weight? 102
3. How many of the Dhatus are vipdka?
Accumulations? Outflowings? 103
4. How many of the Dhatus are Real Substances? 105
5. How many of the Dhatus are Momentary? 105
K. Possession of a Dhatu versus a Vijndnadhatu 106 L. Internal and External Elements 107 M. Sabhdga and Tatsabhdga 108
N. HowaretheDhatusAbandoned? Ill O. How many of the Dhatus are "View? " 113
VI. Subsidiary Discussions 118
A. Are Visible Things Seen by One or Two Eyes? 118
B. Do the Indriyas and the Visayas Touch? 119
C. The Dimension of the Organs and their Visayas 122
D. Atoms within the Organs 123
E. Are Atoms Sabhdga or Tatsabhdga} 123
F. Time and the Support of the Consciousnesses 124
G. Why are the Organs, and not the Object,
the Support of the Consciousness? 125
H. How are the Different Consciousnesses Named? 125
I. The Body, the Organ of Sight, Visible Things,
and the Consciousness, and their Relationship
to the Different Bhumis 126
J. Which Dhatu is Discerned by Which Consciousness? 129
K. How many of the Dhatus are Eternal? 130
L. How many of the Dhatus are Indriyas? 130 131
? Chapter Two: The Indriyas
The Indriyas 153 A. Definition 153 1. Objection 155 B. General Explanation 155
The Twenty-two Indriyas 158
A. A Different Definition 159
B. The Organs of Sensation 160 1. The Saint 162
C Pure and Impure Indriyas 163
D. Vipdka and Non-Vipdka Indriyas 165 Discussion: Prolonging and Shortening Life 166 Discussion: Jivita and Ayus 167
E. How Many Indriyas have Retribution 171
F. Their Moral Nature 171
G. The Indriyas id the Three Dhatus 172
H. Abandoning the Indriyas 173
I. How Many Indriyas are initially possessed
in each Dhatu? 174
J. How Many Indriyas perish at Death 176
K. Indriyas and the Stages of the Religious Life 177 1. The Quality of Arhat 179
L. Possessing the Indriyas 180
M. The Smallest Number of Indriyas 183
N. TheLargestNumberofIndriyas 183 Discussion: The Atom 184
The Mental States 188
A. Definition 189
B. The Mahdbhumikas 189
C The Kusakmahabhumikadharmas 190 Discussion: Prasrabdhi 191 Discussion: Equanimity 192 D. The Klesamahabhumikadharmas 193 1. A Different List 194
? 2. Is a Mahabhumika also Klesamahdbhwnikal 194 E. The Akusalamahabhumikadharmas 195 F. The Parittaklesikadharmas 196
G. The Number of Mental States that can Arise Together 196 H. Differences between Mental States 200 1. Disrespect versus Absence of Fear 200 2. Affection versus Respect 201
3. Vitarka versus Vkara 202
4. PrideversusPride-Intoxication 204 I. Synonyms 205
IV. Dharmas not Associated with the Mind 206
A. Definition 206
B. PraptiandAprapti 206
C TheTimePeriods 212
D. How is Prapti Abandoned? 213
E. Types of Aprapti 215
F. How does Aprapti Perish? 217
Discussion: Prapti and Anuprapti 217
G. Genre (Sabhdgatd) 219
H. The Dharma of Non-Consciousness 221 1. The Absorption of Non-Consciousness 223
I. The Absoption of Extinction 225
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