Abhidharma Kosha

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Abhidharma Kosha (mngon pa mdzod). An authoritative scripture on Buddhist metaphysics according to Hinayana, composed by the Indian pandita Vasubandhu.

Contents

The root text has eight chapters, each earlier chapter is the presentation needed for the following chapter:

Chapter 1: Categories of Existence
Chapter 2: The Powers
Chapter 3: The Presentation of the Conventional Universe
Chapter 4: Karma
Chapter 5: About the Widespread Mental Afflictions
Chapter 6: The Persons and the Path
Chapter 7: Wisdom
Chapter 8: Balanced Meditation

Translations

Abhidharmakosabhasyam translated by L. De LA Vallee Poussin, ISBN 0895819139

Quotes From the Text

las las 'jig rten sna tshogs skyes

External References

Abhidharma-kosha by Vasubandhu from Asian Classics Input Project, in ACIP Format.

Commentaries

Abhidharma-kosha Autocommentary Part I by Vasubandhu from Asian Classics Input Project, in ACIP Format.
Abhidharma-kosha Autocommentary Part II by Vasubandhu from Asian Classics Input Project, in ACIP Format.
mdzod du Tik thar lam gsal byed -- Illumination to the Path of Freedom by Gendun Drub (the first Dalai Lama)

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Literature