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Also known as Analyses, Book of Analysis

The () is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, where it is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. One known English translation is contained in The Book of Analysis, first published in 1969.

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Canonical text
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Abhidhamma Piṭaka
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Vb; Vibh
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Sammohavinodanī (Vibhaṅga-aṭṭhakathā)
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Vibhaṅgamūlaṭīkā
Pali text.comment_author
Buddhaghosa
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Bhāṇaka
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vb
Pali text.prev
Ds
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Dt
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Vibhaṅga-anuṭīkā
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Gūlhatthadīpanī, Vibhangatthakathā-atthayojanā

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Dhatukatha
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The () is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, where it is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. One known English translation is contained in The Book of Analysis, first published in 1969.

The book has eighteen chapters, and each deals with a particular topic: aggregate (khandha) sense bases (āyatana) elements (dhātu) truth (sacca) faculties (indriya) dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda) mindfulness foundation (satipatthana|) right exertion (sammappadhāna) base of power (iddhipāda) enlightenment factor (bojjhanga) path (magga) absorption (jhāna) immeasurables (appammaññā) training rules (sikkhāpada) analysis (') knowledge (') smaller subjects (khuddhaka vatthu) heart of the Dhamma (dhammahadaya)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vibhanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.