Paṭṭhāna
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The Paṭṭhāna (Pali: , Sanskrit: , Jñāna-prasthāna, Mahā-Pakaraṇa, Paṭṭhāna-Pakaraṇa, "Book of Causal Relationships"; ) is a Buddhist scripture. It is the seventh and final text of the Abhidhamma Pitaka ("Basket of Higher Doctrine"), which is one of the "Tripiṭaka-Three Baskets" of canonical Theravada Buddhist texts collectively known as the Pali Canon.
Key facts
- Pali text.type
- Canonical text
- Pali text.parent
- Abhidhamma Piṭaka
- Pali text.comment_by
- Pañcapakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā (Paṭṭhānapakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā)
- Pali text.abbrev
- Patthana; Paṭṭh
- Pali text.subcomment_by
- Pañcapakaraṇamūlaṭīkā
- Pali text.comment_author
- Buddhaghosa
- Pali text.attribution
- Bhāṇaka
- Pali text.sc
- patthana
- Pali text.prev
- Ya
- Pali text.subsubcomment_by
- Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin
- 24 conditional relations
- English translations
- References
- Cited works
- External links
The Paṭṭhāna (Pali: , Sanskrit: , Jñāna-prasthāna, Mahā-Pakaraṇa, Paṭṭhāna-Pakaraṇa, "Book of Causal Relationships"; ) is a Buddhist scripture. It is the seventh and final text of the Abhidhamma Pitaka ("Basket of Higher Doctrine"), which is one of the "Tripiṭaka-Three Baskets" of canonical Theravada Buddhist texts collectively known as the Pali Canon.
The Paṭṭhāna consists of three divisions (Eka, Duka, and Tīka). It provides a detailed examination of causal conditioning, (the Buddhist belief that causality — not a Creator deity — is the basis of existence), analyzing the 24 types of conditional relations (paccaya) in relation to the classifications in the matika of the Dhammasangani. This book emphasizes the point that — apart from nirvana, which is absolute — all other phenomena are relative (dependently arisen) in one way or another.
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