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Also known as Pairs

Yamaka (; Pali for "pairs"; ) is a text of the Pali Canon, the scriptures of Buddhist monastic law. It is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka and focuses on applied logic and analysis.

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Canonical text
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Abhidhamma Piṭaka
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Pañcapakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā (Yamakapakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā)
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Ya
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Pañcapakaraṇamūlaṭīkā
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Buddhaghosa
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Bhāṇaka
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ya
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Patthana
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Kv
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Pañcapakaraṇa-anuṭīkā

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Content of the Ten Yamaka Chapters
  • Related Texts
  • References

Yamaka (; Pali for "pairs"; ) is a text of the Pali Canon, the scriptures of Buddhist monastic law. It is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka and focuses on applied logic and analysis.

== Description == The term *Yamaka* means “pair,” as illustrated in the commentaries: for example, *Yamaka-pāṭihāriya* means “paired miracle,” and *Yamaka-sāla* means “paired sala tree,” etc.

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