Dhatu Katha

Das Dhata Katha ('erörterung der Elemente') ist eine Besprechung der achtzehn Elemente oder Faktoren der psychophysischen Abläufe im Abhidhamma Pitaka :

• Sehorgan, Form, Sehbewusstsein
• Hörorgan, Schall, Hörbewusstsein
• Riechorgan, Ausdünstung, Riechbewusstsein
• Schmeckorgan, Saft, Schmeckbewusstsein
• Tastorgan, Tastbares, Tastbewusstsein
• Geist, Vorstellbares, geistiges Bewusstsein

Kapitel (Dhātukathā Uddesa)

1. Nayamātikā

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa

1. Paṭhamanaya saṅga­hā­saṅga­ha ­pada­niddesa (samgahasamgaho - andere Reihenfolge))
2. Dutiyanaya Saṅga­hi­tena ­a­saṅga­hita ­pada­niddesa (samgahitena asamgahitam)
3. Tatiyanaya Asaṅga­hitena ­saṅga­hita­ pada­niddesa (asamgahitena samgahitam)
4. Catutthanaya Saṅga­hitena­ saṅga­hita ­pada­niddesa (samgahitena samgahitam)
5. Pañcamanaya Asaṅga­hi­tena ­a­saṅga­hita ­pada­niddesa (asamgahitena asamgahitam)

1. Sattamanaya Sam­payut­tena­ vippa­yutta ­pada­niddesa (sampayogo vippayogo)
2. Aṭṭhamanaya Vippa­yuttena­ sam­payut­ta ­pada­niddesa (sampayuttena vippayuttam)
3. Navamanaya Sam­payut­tena ­sam­payut­ta ­pada­niddesa (vippayuttena sampayuttam)
4. Dasamanaya Vippa­yuttena ­vippa­yutta ­pada­niddesa (sampayuttena sampayuttam)
5. Ekādasamanaya Saṅga­hite­na sam­payut­ta­ vippa­yutta ­pada­niddesa (vippayuttena vippayuttam) -10
6. Terasamanaya Asaṅga­hite­na sam­payut­ta ­vippa­yutta ­pada­niddesa (samgahitena sampayuttam vippayuttam)
7. Cuddasamanaya Vippa­yuttena ­saṅga­hitā­ saṅga­hita ­pada­niddesa (sampayuttena samgahitam asamgahitam)

13 (asmgahitena sampayuttam vippayuttam)
14 (vippayuttena samgahitam asamgahitam)

2-5

1. Abbhanta­ra­mātikā
2. Naya­mukha­mātikā
3. Lakkhaṇamātikā
4. Bāhiramātikā

Literatur

• Suttacentral : Dhatu Katha
• Discourse on Elements, trans. U Narada, Pali Text Society, Bristol, 1977, ISBN-10: 0710086563 ISBN-13: 978-0710086563
• The Dhatu Katha Pakarana: And Its Commentary, 1892, Edmund Rowland Gooneratne
• The Dhatukatha
• Dhatukatha, Pali text society, 1962