THE ABHIDHAMMA
DICTIONARY

Glossary

All terms

96 entries across the four paramatthas and the doctrinal lists.

By theme

A

ārammaṇa
Object of consciousness
What citta cognizes — the six classes of objects.
Doctrine
āyatana
Sense bases
Six internal and six external bases of cognition.
Doctrine

D

dhātu
Elements
The eighteen elements — six bases, six objects, six consciousnesses.
Doctrine
diṭṭhi
Wrong view
Distorted understanding accompanying greed.
Cetasika

P

phassa
Contact
Coming together of object, sense base, and consciousness.
Cetasika

S