Nyanatiloka Thera

Guide Through the Abhidhamma Pitaka

Guide Through the Abhidhamma Pitaka

An outline or synposis of the seven books of the advanced analytical collection of the Pali Canon, the Abhidhamma Pitaka.

Each of the books of this collection is introduced by the renowned German scholar-monk Nyanatiloka Mahathera. The principal aim of this book is the clarify the structure of the Abhidhamma works, most of which are quite large and complex, and thus aid the study of them.

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About Nyanatiloka Thera

Nyanatiloka Mahathera (19 February 1878 – 28 May 1957) was the first Continental European in modern times to become a Buddhist monk and one of the foremost Western exponents of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century.

Born in Germany, he developed a keen interest in Buddhism in his youth and came to Asia intending to enter the Buddhist Order. He received ordination in Burma in 1903. The greatest part of his life as a monk was spent in Sri Lanka, where he established the Island Hermitage at Dodanduwa as a monastery for Western monks. His translations into German include the Anguttara Nikaya, the Visuddhimagga, and the Milindapañha.

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You yourselves must strive, the Buddhas only point the way

Buddha, Dhp 276