Abbidbarmasamuccaya The Compendium of the Higher Teaching (Philosophy) by Asanga Originally translated into French and annotated by \WALPOLA RAHULA English version from the French by SARA BOIN-WEBE, prod an) Ly ® lait ASIAN HUMANITIES PRESS ‘Fremont, California“This boole was orginally published in French as Le Compendium de a supercdocrine (Phlosopbie) (Abbidbarmasamuccaye) dAsanga, Pubvicaons de ole fangaise dEstéme-Onent, vo. LOXVIN, Paris cole fancabe dExuéme-Orent, 1971. It is here wanslated 1x0 English and published with kind permission of the Ecole franeaise txzéme- Orient. Library of Congres Cataloging in Publistion Data sang Uabhidharmasamaccaya English] Abhidharmasamuccaya = the compendium ofthe higher teach sng (Philosopty)/ by Asenga ranslated and annesated by Walpola ala ;Engish version by Sara Bovn- Webb, pom ‘Transat from the French version of the original sans. Inclies bibliographical references and index ISBN 089581-941-4 (loth: alk. pape) Tile: Compendium of the higher teaching (philosophy? 1, Walpola Rahul IL, Boin-Webb, Sar. ‘BQ 3080.A2522 A3413 2000 294 395-de21 00-080590 Copyright © 2001 by Sara Boin-Webbs All ights reserved. No pat of this book may be reproduced, stored in a revieval system, or ans sited, in any form or by any means, elecronic mechanical, photo copying, recocding or otherwise, without the wiiten permission ofthe publisher except for brief passages quoted in a review: Table of Contents AarenOs y ‘ACINONIEDENENTS. Bs Inmovvcnon 1. Asanga x 1, Abbidhaemasamuceaya xvi Ul. The Translation svi {MIE COMPENDIUM OF THE HIGHER TEACHING I. The Compendium of Characteristics (Laksaniasamuceaya) curren One Section One; Three Dharmas (standha, dba ayaa). 1 Section Two: Dain of Aspe (praprabibed) 29 Curren Two--Grouping (samgraba) a Gurren Trmei—Conjunction (samprayaga) m CChagren Foor—Accompaniment (samaneagama) 7 1. The Compendium of Determining (Viniécayasamuceaya) Cartan Ome—Determining the Truths (Satyavintscaya) ‘Section One: Dubbhasatya a1 Section Two: Samudayasatya 4 Section Three: Nirodbasatya 133 Section Four: Margasana. Mo Gurr Two—Determining the Teaching (Dbarma- insscaya) 18 Cauprm Ti=Determining Aquisiions (Praptivintscaya) Section One: Definition of Individuals (pudgala avastband). 196 Section Two, Definition of Comprehension Cabbisamayavyavasthana). a8 (Gurren Fors—Determining Dialectic (Sarmbathya ins$696) nn me Gvossant Sanskrit English 237 Arrest. Rivtrw J. W. oF Jone 21 eee 301Abbreviations [A= Anguttaranihaya (PTS 00, except where otherwise ced) ‘Abhidh-sam = Abbidbarmasamuccaya, ed. V. V. Gokhale (Journal ofthe Bombay Branch, Royal Asiatic Soctety, NS. vol. 23, 1947), and ed. Pralhad Pradhan, Visvabharat, Santiniketan, 1950 Abhisaigaha = Abbidbammathasangaha, ed. Devemita, Co Tombo, 1929 Bacau: Sectes = Andié Bareau, Les Sectes Bouddbiques du Petit. Vebicule, BFEO, Paris, 1955 BEFEO = Bullerin of the EFEO BHS = Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Bodh, bhOmi = Bodbisatteabhami, ed. U. Wogihara, Tokyo, 1930 D = Dighanikaya (PTS ed) Databhiomi » Dasabbamikasaira, ed. J. Rabder, Paris and Towvain, 1926 Dhp = Dbammapada PTS ed.) Dhpa = Dhp Afbakatba, the Commentary on the Dhp (PTS ed) Dhs = Dhammasangani (PTS ed.) DhsA » the Commentary on the Dhs (PTS ed) IBFEO = Ecole Frangaise d'Extréme-Orient Gokhale see Abhidh-sam HistBudCey. = Walpola Rahula, A History of Buddbiom in Ceylon, Colombo, 1956 Histind.Liz = M. Winternite, A History of Indian Literature, vol. 1, Caleuta, 1927, vol Tl, 1933; repr. Delhi, 1993 IQ = Indian Historical Quarterly iy = Ieeuttaka (PTS ed.) JA Jataka, ed. Fausbell, London, 1877 RAS = Journal of the Royal Astatie Soctety