Integrative Exegesis of the Pāli Canon: Phenomenological Psychology, Methods of Mental Training, and Interdisciplinary Reception
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 6, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21221830 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Interpretation philosophy Construct python library Convergence economics German Reading process Citation Cognition Epistemology Cognitive science Pragmatism |
| Key points | Proposes a guarded convergence framework for comparing Pali Buddhist constructs with modern cognitive science, distinguishing empirical, structural, conceptual, and negative mappings. Argues that modern evidence for a clinical or cognitive construct does not validate the Pali construct under its own conceptual and soteriological frame. |
Abstract
The paper is Article 2 of the Pali-Psycho series. It extends the empirical comparison axis of Article 1 into a broader systematic-exegetical framework: Abhidhamma taxonomy, Satipatthana and Anapanasati practice architecture, Jhana phenomenology, dependent origination, sociology of the Sangha, theology, literary reception, and modern cognitive-scientific comparison points. The central result is a guarded convergence framework. The paper distinguishes empirical, structural, conceptual, and negative mappings, and emphasizes that modern evidence for a clinical or cognitive construct does not validate the Pali construct under its own conceptual and soteriological frame.
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