Philosophy and its Development in : The Nikayas and Abhidhamma FUMIMARO WATANABE MOTILAL BANARSIDASS Delhi O Varanasi O Patna‘Fest Published in 1983 MOTILAL BANARSIDASS BP opie Bunaaiow Re Beam hea Chowk, Vas PRahok Rajpath, Parnas Jawahar ‘No par ofthis book may be reproduced somata eee ite ‘TABLE OF CONTENTS Forrworp PRerace ApDREVIATIONS Pant I The Origin of Abkidiamma Philosophy 1, Introduction 2. On the Polysemy of the Word ‘Dhamma* 3. The Conception of Abhidtamma and its tik 5. The Systematization of Mavikas ‘On the Tikas and Dukas 53 On Kiandkdyatanadhatyyo, ete. 5.6 OnDisputable Topics 5.13 Parr II The Development of the Dialogue Form 6. The Method of Progress of a Dialogue and the Four Paiihabydkeranas 7. Metaphysical Questions and Tetralemmas 8, Takka and: Dhammatakica 9. Forms of Reasoning and Argument 10, Logical Arguments in the Dialogues (Suttas) 11, Advanced’ Forms of Questions and Answers in the Kethdvatthy and the Vijtdnakaya 12, Conclusion Worss Crrep Ivpex 18 37 53 a 107 127 154 212 219FOREWORD Professor Watanabe’smain theme in this study is the deve- texts studied belong to the earliest acces- sible phase of the Buddhist tradition, Professor Watanabe has ‘These two texts of the ‘Emptiness’ Schools of the Theravada, fact seem to be based on records of the same debates the ‘Person’ School which seceded, according to the dhists. This conjecture appears to be confirmed by the evidence of the earlier Sutta texts in which the origins ofthe method can bbe traced, But before investi the meaning of the term ‘abhidhanma itis frst necessary to clarify the meaning of the simple term dhemma from which it was formed; thus dam which Professor Watanabe finds the four meanings ‘truth’,