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An Introduction to the Abhidhamma

Jill Jordan, Richard Giles and Nina van Gorkom
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Two essays introducing Abhidhamma, its explanations of mind and matter, and its relevance to daily experience and the development of understanding.

Abhidhamma Notes is by Jill Jordan and Richard Giles. Abhidhamma and Practice is by Nina van Gorkom. The volume also includes an appendix on the paramattha dhammas.

In this book

  • Abhidhamma Notes
  • Abhidhamma and Practice
  • The five khandhas
  • Citta, cetasikas and rūpa

First published by the Dhamma Study Group, Bangkok, 1980. This edition: Zolag, 2026. Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0.