Where does the Dhamma come from?

According to the Buddhist calendar, the Abhidhamma was introduced by the Buddha on the seventh day in the sky of the Tathāgata (Tathvipatthana) for the purpose of his motherhood.

According to some scholars, the Abhidhamma was not taught by the Buddha himself, but by the learned monks. Venerable Nada, a senior Buddhist scholar, wrote: "Traditionally the Buddha himself taught the essential part of this organ. These passages are called the Mātikā or the original core of the doctrine as Kusala Dhamma , Akusalā Dhamma , Abyākatā Dhamma .

In the six volumes of Tibetan Buddhism ( except for the Dzongkha - Kathavvaththu) written by Moggallanaputta, there is a theory that this volume was originally written by the Buddha himself, but Moggallana added 500 verses . The Buddha's teachings and the relics of Phat (Sārīputta) are honored to lecture broad and deep in details.

Who is the author, but certainly Tibetan Dhamma is a composition of a brain that is comparable to a Buddha.

We do not need to know whether the Abhidhamma is the Buddha himself or not, but only the discernment of what the Dharma talked about. By someone who understands the truth, he or she is the enlightened one and only one who understands the truth can tell the truth.

What is the Abhidhamma?

Sanskrit Abhidhamma means the sublime, miraculous teachings. Prefix  Abhi used to express the subtle, wins, profound. The  Dhamma  translation is French, a Sanskrit word has many meanings, here it means the teachings of the Buddha, doctrine or doctrine. The Abhidhamma is the essence of the Buddha, which is more specific than the Sutras and the Vinaya.

We may wonder why the Tipitaka and the Vinaya in particular, and the whole teaching of the Buddha in general, are effective to liberation; Why is this part called Vi Dieu where the other is not ?.

Here, the word Vi Dieu (high depth) is not used with the concept of liberation that is used on the medium of expression. While the Tipitaka and the Law present the Law according to the universal language, according to the Dharma Truth; the Abhidhamma body   presents the dharmakaya (Paramattha ).

One thing to note is that the Dhamma uses legal expressions in a technical term, ie the nouns (feet).

As in the Sutra and the Vinaya, when referring to beings, the Buddha uses the term convention, concepts such as Devas, Mara, King, Mandarin, ...Abhidhamma in organ   when referring to beings, Buddha uses the Words like Uranus, Earth, Earth, Truth, ...

In terms of expressions, Abhidhamma organs   focus on four so-called Noble Prize ( Patisambhidā , the smooth, no obstacle in the explanation). Four French legal obstacles that are:

1) Dhammapatisambhidā  ( Dhammapatisambhidā ) is a clear interpretation of the dharmas, because in the Abhidhamma the dharmas are grouped into a clear analytical and precept.

2) That very afraid Prize  ( Atthapatisambhida ): the meaning is presented, explained one of the spacious, not mistakes. In the Dhamma, the meanings of nouns, of dharmas are clearly defined, not in terms of definition.

3) From unobstructed Prize  ( Niruttipatisambhida ): is the method used words to express very smoothly, not promiscuity. In the Dhamma the words are used very precisely, where it is. For example, the word "thought" that we commonly use in general is understood as thought, but in the Dhamma, "Tu" is intention, thought and "thought" is used to refer to recall. again …

4) Measure unobstructed Prize  ( Paiibhanapatisambhida ): the smooth, fluent in the North Sea. In legal documents, the legal explanation is full, the reason is clearly explained, the words in the right place does not mess up.Thanks to these advantages, Abhidhamma learners   will not be embarrassed when presenting the law.

For the above reasons, this organ is called Abdomen. In addition, Abhidhamma is  also translated by Chinese translators:

The measure of law:  is French super high, there is no comparable France. 
Cultivation: the  legal victory over the Sutra and the Vinaya. 
Dhamma  is a higher, more dhamma than the dhamma in the Sutra and the Vinaya. 
The law  is the object of high wisdom, wisdom. 
Method:  is the ability to lead to the liberation, enlightenment, the tri-dharma.

The content of the Abhidhamma.

According to Rhys David, a British scholar, when talking about Abhidhamma, wrote: "What does Abhidhamma say? - Abhidhamma speaks in me, outside me and around me.

What in me? -  Lust,  feeling, perception , action, consciousness or the Five Aggregates - components that form a human being, a being.Abhidhammas presents man both in terms of psychology and physics.

What is outside of me and what is around me? In addition to presenting our essence, our Abhidhamma also shows us what is external, the arising phenomena of what belongs to our external world, and the Exit the world (Nirvana).

Thus, David showed us that the Abhidhamma presents the chattels, the substance of what is internal and external. It should be said that when describing these things, Abhidhamma describes the state, humanity, authority, ..., of each of them in a very detailed way.

In summary, with the above statement, we saw what Abhidhamma said and what it refers to. To the other side, we may ask: "When presenting, explaining these things, what does the Abhidhamma tell us?"

Venerable Santakicco, a scholar of  Abhidhamma  , said: "The Abhidhamma expresses impermanence, suffering, selflessness and beyond that three qualities."

The above quotes have profound implications and fully embody the content of the Abhidhamma.

In the Four Noble Truths, the four key issues presented are  mind  (the perceptual component of beings);  Mindfulness  (dependent component of the mind); Rupa  (material composition) and  Nirvana  (the silence of the practice).

When discussing the Mind as well as the Mindfulness, the Abhidharma reveals the Paccayas or the factors that constitute the existence of the Mind and the passing away of each of the Cittavithas . .

In the same way, when discussing the Enlightenment, the Abhidhamma presents the state of the Enlightenment, the causes of creating and preserving the material form, as well as the process of arising and passing away of each material object in the Path.

Finally, after presenting the compassionate dharmas, the Abhidhamma also presents Nirvana (a state of unconditionedness), not dominated by impermanence, suffering, fall.

To conclude, we can say that the content of Abhidhamma is to teach us about man, the world, and the world (Nirvana).

The purpose of learning Abhidhamma.

When you know what Abhidhamma said, the problem to discuss is to learn Abhidhamma to do? What is the purpose of learning Abhidhamma? What is the benefit of learning Abhidhamma?

Buddhism teaches about the transitory nature of the world and the way out of it is the supramundane path. Thus, when awakening the dream of ignorance of beings, the Buddha has used many means, presenting the true nature of the world is how beings can be aware of the true nature of the world impermanence, sorrow, and no-self.

In that spirit, the Abhidhamma speaks of the truth, the physical essence of the dhammas so that we have a correct idea of ​​the world (remove false prejudices).

Abhidhamma helps us to see clearly the merits of the dharmas, and thus we can remove the false knowledge about man and the world.

On the path of cultivation, Buddhists need to do two things:  study the dharma  and  the law . Studying is to learn, to collect for yourself a correct knowledge, benefits for the practice. The law is to bring the learning that is applied to everyday life. Abhidhamma will adapt, and very useful for both.

Abhidhamma gives us a basic knowledge, not to be confused when studying the Dhamma, by means of expressions of the French Noble Prize, from the Unqualified Prize and the Prideless Prize. Thanks to that we can easily embrace the meaning of the teachings of the Buddha.

For example, in the Tipitaka, the Buddha taught the doctrine of No-self (not one, not ours), and then in the Vinaya, the Buddha taught: "Take the possessor is theft," the two things will. It confuses us if we do not know about the Sammuttisacca and the Paramattha sacca taught in the Abhidhamma.That is the benefit to studying the dharma. In terms of the law, especially for the meditators, the Abhidhamma is the most essential discipline, which gives us a clear understanding of the Name, analysis and clarity of the Dharma. Thus, when we practice meditation, vipassana, we will clearly and accurately identify the subject (Body, Life, Mind, Fa).

One who has learned  Abhidhamma , when practicing the four foundations of mindfulness, will clearly and precisely identify the objects. On the contrary, a practitioner of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness who does not know anything about the Abhidhamma can be confused, mistaken in contemplating the subject.

Compare.

- If you say on  the special aspect  of the Abhidhamma in the Tripitaka:

Tripitaka:  profound sense ( Suttana attha Gambhiro ). 
Vinaya:  profound work ( Vinaya Kicca Gambhiro ). 
Tibetan Noble:  (organ Luan), profound essence of the law (Abhidhamma sabhava Gambhiro ).

If we talk about  the importance  of the dhamma in the Tripitaka through the example of "tree":

Tibetan:  is the flower, the leaves of the tree, by the Tibetan Buddhism represents the beauty of Buddhist teachings. 
Vinaya  is the root of the tree, because the Vinaya is the foundation, the survival of the teachings. Buddhist law, Buddhism also. Tibetan law died, Buddhism lost. 
Tibetan magic:  is the core, because it is the essence, the essence of the teachings.

- If the above  steps  of Buddhist practice, the value of the Dhamma in the Tripitaka is:

Tibetan call people to:  because the Tibetan organs are attractive, attractive. 
The law tied up:  because the Law organ grafted life into the framework, rules. 
Tibetan magic kill the dead:  for eliminating all the wrong knowledge, especially ego.

Therefore, it can be said that studying and studying Buddhism without knowing about the Dharma is a great omission; Moreover, studying the Dharma is not guaranteed.END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.29/11/2018.