ABHIDHAMMA REVIEWED
Shamika SOYSA- Daily News
‘MIND is a phenomenon which is highly explored in the doctrine of Buddhism. Mano phubban gama dhamma which means ‘mind is the forerunner’ is a well heard verse from ‘Dhamma Padaya’. The ultimate objective in Buddhism is attained by purifying and improving mind. However,
understanding ‘mind’ is a quite complicated act for any person. This is a barrier for someone who is interested in learning Buddhism in depth. One of the teachings in Buddhism which provides a comprehensive analysis on mind is ‘Abhidhamma’.
The series ‘Abhidhamma in a Nutshell’ was started to full that void. ‘Abhidhamma’ is one of the most intricate branches of doctrine in Buddhism and the objective of this series was an effort to present it in an ‘Easy to Understand’ manner. Comparative to the entire teaching of Buddha, what has been described through 30 episodes is very little. But it wouldn’t be insufficient for one who is interested to lay themselves a foundation to learn more advanced nature of the Doctrine and deal with some intricate questions raised on Buddhism.