Abhidharma texts (Chinese Canon)

The Abhidharma texts of the Chinese Canon include the translations of the Abhidharma Pitakas from several different traditions of early Buddhism.

Sarvastivada tradition

Further information: Abhidharma texts (Sarvāstivādin Canon)

The Chinese Canon contains translations of the complete Sarvāstivādin Abhidharma Piṭaka as well as many commentaries of this tradition.

Other early Buddhist traditions

The Chinese Canon also contains translations of Abhibharma works from other (early/mainstream) Indian schools of Buddhism.

• Of the works of Vibhajyavadins, it includes the Abhidharma Sastra of Sariputa, which is the only important work that links up the Southern and Northern Abhidharmas.
• The Vimuttimagga which is similar to the the Pali Visuddhimagga.
• The Sammitiya Sastra of the Vatsiputriya School.
• The Abhidharma-kosha of the third to fourth century which combines teachings of the Sarvastivada and Sautrantika schools, and
• the Tattvasiddhi Śāstra of Harivarman which greatly influenced Chinese Buddhism.

See also

• Abhidharma
• Abhidharma Pitaka
• Abhidharma texts (Tibetan Canon)

Sources

• The Chinese Canon (Buddhanet)
• Abhidharma, SuttaCentral