The difference between cetasika in Abhidhamma Pitaka and Abhidhammattha Sangaha

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this article is to study the difference between cetasika in Abhidhamma Pitaka and Abhidhammattha Sangaha.

Methodology: There are 45 volumes of the Pali-Tipit .aka of Siam Kingdom. 12 volumes, volume 34−45, belong to Abhidhamma Pit .aka. Volume 34 gives explanations about mind, mental factors, form, and Nibbana. There are 56 mental factors, 20 neutral, wholesome, and unwholesome mixed consciousness, and 36 completely wholesome consciousness (20+36), and 12 completely unwholesome consciousness (12+20). All in all, the word “Dhamma 56 or Cetasika 56”. But, In Abhidhammattha Sangaha, cetasika is divided into 52 factors: 13 neutral consciousness, 14 unwholesome consciousness, and 25 wholesome consciousness.

Main Results: The result indicated that in Abhidhammattha Sangaha, the similar Dhamma items are reduced, such as satindriya and satibala are reduced to sati, saddhindriya and saddhabala are reduced to saddh ¯ a. It is assumed ¯ that the author may be done to facilitate the study.

Implications: The addition of other topics in Abhidhammattha Sangaha (not in Abhidhamma Pitaka) such as uddhacca and manasikara should be further studied.