abhidharma

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What does abhidharma mean?

Ancient Buddhist texts, dating from the 3rd century BCE onward, that contain detailed scholastic reworkings of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist sutras, according to schematic classifications.

Where does abhidharma come from?

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिधर्म (abhidharma, literally “higher dharma”).

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