Vibhanga
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place in “Abhidhamma Pitaka”
- In Abhidhamma Pitaka
…popular in Sri Lanka, (2) Vibhanga (“Division” or “Classification”—not to be confused with a Vinaya work or with several suttas bearing the same name), a kind of supplement to the Dhammasangani, treating many of the same topics, (3) Dhatukatha (“Discussion of Elements”), another supplementary work, (4) Puggalapannatti (“Designation of Person”),…
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…dhammas, or elements of existence; Vibhanga, which gives further analysis of the dhammas; Dhatukatha, which is a detailed classification, following many different principles, of the elements; Puggalapannatti, which gives descriptions of individual persons according to stages of their development; Kathavatthu, which contains discussions and refutation of other Buddhist schools;
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