<p>This site is pretty good.</p>
<p>Check out:
<a href="http://www.abhidhamma.com/Introduction%20to%20Dhammasangani.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.abhidhamma.com/Introduction%20to%20Dhammasangani.pdf</a></p>
<p>See also Anapanasati
(Mindfulness of Breathing)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Translated by Bhikkhu Nagasena
<a href="https://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/anapanasati.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/anapanasati.pdf</a></p>

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This is using PDFs, I want copy/pastable text :)
Lance Pollard
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Yves Le Goff
<p>By the way, there are a few different versions e.g. the Theravada Abhidhamma, Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Dharmaguptaka Abhidharma etc.</p>
<p>Here I focus only on the most popular version, which is the Theravada Abhidhamma.</p>
<p>If you read the <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/abhi/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ATI page on Abhidhamma Pitaka</a>, it says:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The Abhidhamma Pitaka has a well-deserved reputation for being dense
and difficult reading. The best way to begin studying Abhidhamma is
not to dive right into its two key books (Dhammasangani and Patthana),
but to explore some of the more modern — and readable — commentarial
texts.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The page continues to provide a list of commentarial texts, some including links.</p>

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ruben2020
<p>You can find Theravada Abhidhamma, all Pali, only some translations, at Sutta Central:</p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/ds" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/ds</a></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/vb" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/vb</a></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/dt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/dt</a></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/pp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/pp</a></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/kv" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/kv</a></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/ya" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/ya</a></p>
<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/patthana" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/patthana</a></p>

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Dhamma Dhatu
<p>I just learned of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhidharma" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Abhidharma</a>. What was their original or early language they were written in, and do they exist online in copy/pastable (non-PDF or image) format anywhere for free? Is <a href="https://pitaka.lk/books/abhidharmaye-mulika-karunu/index.html#2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> of any use?</p>
<p>So far people have listed some Theravada Abhidhamma links. What about the other schools of Abhidharma? Sarvastivada is supposed to be the only other school that has preserved a complete set of Abhidhamma, also with 7 books like Theravada. What languages are the original Sarvasitvada Ab. available in? And are there English translations?</p>

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Do you want the Pali / Sanskrit version or the English translation?
ruben2020
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I am Abhidhammic entire life. I must say self reading Abhidhamma, either pali or translation, is leading the student to be confused and very misunderstood in Abhidhamma. I see many self reading people refer Abhidhamma content with many **serious mistake pali grammas, references, relationships, reasons**. They can make Sutta conflict with Abhidhama even the pali Abhidhammic scholars say "you are using wrong pali grammar, wrong words reference, missing some important translation, etc." So, I am very recommend to study with the Abhidhammic Tipitaka Memorizer directly, such as PaAuk Tawya.
Bonn
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Do the Abhidharma texts exist online in original format?
# Do the Abhidharma texts exist online in original format?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-27)

I just learned of the [Abhidharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhidharma). What was their original or early language they were written in, and do they exist online in copy/pastable (non-PDF or image) format anywhere for free? Is [this](https://pitaka.lk/books/abhidharmaye-mulika-karunu/index.html#2) of any use?

So far people have listed some Theravada Abhidhamma links. What about the other schools of Abhidharma? Sarvastivada is supposed to be the only other school that has preserved a complete set of Abhidhamma, also with 7 books like Theravada. What languages are the original Sarvasitvada Ab. available in? And are there English translations?

**Tags:** reference-request, texts, dharmas

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you want the Pali / Sanskrit version or the English translation?  
> **username_2**: I am Abhidhammic entire life. I must say self reading Abhidhamma, either pali or translation, is leading the student to be confused and very misunderstood in Abhidhamma. I see many self reading people refer Abhidhamma content with many **serious mistake pali grammas, references, relationships, reasons**. They can make Sutta conflict with Abhidhama even the pali Abhidhammic scholars say "you are using wrong pali grammar, wrong words reference, missing some important translation, etc." So, I am very recommend to study with the Abhidhammic Tipitaka Memorizer directly, such as PaAuk Tawya.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2020-12-27. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

You can find Theravada Abhidhamma, all Pali, only some translations, at Sutta Central:

<https://suttacentral.net/ds>

<https://suttacentral.net/vb>

<https://suttacentral.net/dt>

<https://suttacentral.net/pp>

<https://suttacentral.net/kv>

<https://suttacentral.net/ya>

<https://suttacentral.net/patthana>


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-12-28. Score: 0

This site is pretty good.

Check out:
<http://www.abhidhamma.com/Introduction%20to%20Dhammasangani.pdf>

See also Anapanasati
(Mindfulness of Breathing)
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Translated by Bhikkhu Nagasena
<https://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/anapanasati.pdf>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This is using PDFs, I want copy/pastable text :)  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-29. Score: 0

By the way, there are a few different versions e.g. the Theravada Abhidhamma, Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Dharmaguptaka Abhidharma etc.

Here I focus only on the most popular version, which is the Theravada Abhidhamma.

If you read the [ATI page on Abhidhamma Pitaka](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/abhi/index.html), it says:

> The Abhidhamma Pitaka has a well-deserved reputation for being dense
> and difficult reading. The best way to begin studying Abhidhamma is
> not to dive right into its two key books (Dhammasangani and Patthana),
> but to explore some of the more modern — and readable — commentarial
> texts.

The page continues to provide a list of commentarial texts, some including links.


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