Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2285

v1.c6.2285

As far as the contents of the Abhidhamma are concerned, they do not form a systematic philosophy, but are a special treatment of the Dhamma as found in the Sutta-Piṭaka. Most of the matter is psychological and logical; the fundamental doctrines mentioned or discussed are those already propounded in the suttas and, therefore, taken for granted.¹⁴ Apart from the Commentaries on the seven books, an exegetical work on the whole Piṭaka, called the Abhidhamma Mūlaṭīkā, was written by Ānanda Vanaratanatissa of the Vanavāsī school in Ceylon.