Path to Progress Treatise (發趣論)

About 發趣論

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The "Path of Purification" is an important treatise in the Theravada tradition of Southern Buddhism, belonging to the Abhidhamma Pitaka of the Pali Canon. Its author is Buddhaghosa. This treatise was composed in ancient India with a profound historical background, primarily and systematically expounding the theory of the twenty-four conditions. It provides a detailed analysis of mental phenomena, material phenomena, and their interrelationships, revealing the complex network of dependent origination of all phenomena. Its content is profound and is regarded as a detailed elaboration of the central Buddhist philosophical thought—the doctrine of dependent origination. It holds a lofty position in the history of Buddhist thought and is a key text for studying Abhidhamma, possessing irreplaceable value for understanding the core teachings of the Dharma.