Glimpse of Abhidhamma

About the Book

The Buddhist literary works tell us that Buddha identified this kingdom as a “world.” The Abhidhamma engages in a critical analysis of not only the composition of this world (i.e., the mind and the body) but also in an assessment of one’s accomplishments that is not merely to take a realistic view of one’s metabolism but to realize the authentic dhamma of the dependent origination that takes a being through the cycle of birth and death called the Samsara. It is the noble doctrine of Abhidhamma that explains the performance of one’s actions as a combination of mentality-materiality as follows: —Citta (consciousness) —Cetasikas (mental factors) —Rupa (form or body) —Synthesis and resultant effects —Nibbana (the end of the drama)

About the Author

The author, a Sri Lankan Amrican, is a retired Administrative Officer of the Agriculture Depaqrtment. He gained experience in socio-religious activties through direct involvement at a young age as a college student contributing letters to the press. Through his assignment as Administrative Secretary,Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka, he became directly involved in Buddhist activities. However, the urge to give expression to his knowledge did not occur to him, until he could travel abroad. This author’s books titled: Deities and Buddhists, Born to endure, and Kamma in Action:A Mysterious Force were published in 2001, 2011, and 2013 respectively. Glimpse of Abhidhamma is his latest work.