Patthana
| Pāli Canon |
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| Vinaya Pitaka |
| Sutta Pitaka |
| Abhidhamma Pitaka |
The Paṭṭhāna (paṭṭhāna, Burmese: ပဌာန်း, pa htan:) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, where it is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
Translation: Conditional Relations, 1969-, in progress, 2 volumes so far tr U Narada, Pali Text Society, Bristol
This book is a detailed examination of causal conditioning, analyzing 24 types of conditional relations (paccaya) in relation to the classifications in the matika of the Dhammasangani:[1]
- root cause (hetupaccaya)
- object support
- predominance
- proximity
- contiguity
- simultaneity
- reciprocity
- support
- decisive support
- pre-existence
- post-existence
- habitual cultivation
- karma
- result
- nutriment
- controlling faculty
- jhāna – a relation specific to meditation attainments
- path – a relation specific to the stages on the Buddhist path
- association
- dissociation
- presence
- absence
- disappearance
- non-disappearance
References
- ↑ Ronkin, Noa, "Abhidharma", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2014 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2014/entries/abhidharma/>.
External links
- 'Patthana Dhamma' HTML E-book by Htoo Naing.
- 'www.patthana.net' Canonical text of Patthana both in English and Pali, guides, lectures, and other materials.
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