The Fullness of Consciousness in the Dhammsaṅgaṇī
Journal of Buddhist Philosophy June 9, 2026 E. Shulman
Abstract:The Dhammasaṅgaṇī sets the stage for Theravāda Abhidhamma, in a fine-grained analysis of consciousness that zooms in on the most minutely identifiable or conceptualizable moments of mind. Any such consciousness or mental moment is characterized by a list of dhammas, commonly taken as "phenomena" or defined as cetasikas – accompanying mental factors, with a basic number of 56 elements...