Abhidhamma Course – 8 week introduction

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8 Week Abhidhamma Course
Saturday mornings at Ekkamai
From Saturday August 29 … for 8 weeks

with Phra Seth Abhijato

Overview

Abhidhamma is the philosophical/psychological structure of the Buddhist universe.

Meetings will be Saturday mornings at the Little Bangkok Meditation Centre, Ekkamai, 9:45-11:15, for eight weeks.

Phra Seth is a good scholar of Buddhism, and will take you through the basic foundation of Abhidhamma.

There is no set charge for this course, but please note that the teacher is coming from Ayutthaya area to teach this course each week, so do help together to cover the travelling expenses.

• Saturday 29th August
• Saturday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th September
• Saturday 3rd 10th, 17th October

About Abhidhamma:

The historical Buddha gave teachings in what are called ‘suttas’ – or short teachings to particular people he met. He also gave a series of codes of conduct for the monks to follow called ‘Vinaya’. Some time later Buddhist schools put these teachings together into a reasonably coherent whole, which was called ‘Abhidhamma’, or ‘higher’ dhamma. Together these three sets of teachings are called the ‘Three Baskets‘ or Tripitaka.

he Abhidhamma itself comprises 7 books, which are mostly very inaccessible to all but lifelong dedicated scholars. However, about 700 years ago, a Burmese monk put together a manual outlining the understanding of the world through the Abhidhamma format. This is a small book, but very thorough. It is much used today as an entry level approach.

In this system you will find most of the terms and ideas from the suttas, put together in a systematic way.

Now, you need to be quite keen – this is not a dhamma talk program. We don’t expect large crowds for this course. There are quite a few long lists of physical and mental qualities to work through and put together. But if you are familiar with Buddhism, and interested to enter into the methodical and academic teachings, then sign up.

For further information:

http://www.littlebang.org/abhidhamma-course-8-week-introduction/