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**Aleksis** · 11-23-2011, 05:01 AM

I wonder why Sujato doesn't mention the abhidhamma here.

Hi Soundtrack

It almost seems to me that you might be mocking Ajahn Sujato !

I recommend you read his essay about the Abhidhamma commentaries, called "The Mystique of the Abhidhamma" in which he says :

"I suggest that the abhidhamma is most profitably considered, not as a psychology or as a philosophy, but as a mystical cult.

Its complexity arises, not from the inherent difficulty of the subject matter, but from the need to create an impression of unimpeachable authority."

http://sites.google.com/site/santipa...ftheabhidhamma

However a further discussion of abidhamma in this thread would derail the present topic. Thanks.

11-23-2011, 05:01 AM	#22
Aleksis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	I wonder why Sujato doesn't mention the abhidhamma here. Hi Soundtrack It almost seems to me that you might be mocking Ajahn Sujato ! I recommend you read his essay about the Abhidhamma commentaries, called "The Mystique of the Abhidhamma" in which he says : "I suggest that the abhidhamma is most profitably considered, not as a psychology or as a philosophy, but as a mystical cult. Its complexity arises, not from the inherent difficulty of the subject matter, but from the need to create an impression of unimpeachable authority." http://sites.google.com/site/santipa...ftheabhidhamma However a further discussion of abidhamma in this thread would derail the present topic. Thanks.
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