“阿毗达摩”的意思是殊胜的法、上等的法，但这并不等于说“阿毗达摩”所讲的东西比佛陀在经藏里讲的法更殊胜、更上等，而是说“阿毗达摩”用一种严密、系统的方法来分析和组织诸法。法还是法，只不过阿毗达摩对诸法进行归纳、统合而已。此《阿毗达摩讲要》系列共分为上、中、下三集，分别是根据笔者在“新加坡帕奥禅修中心”(PAMC)所作的三期“阿毗达摩讲座”录音整理而成的。《上集》讨论的主要是概念法、色法和心所法；《中集》讨论的是心法、心路和世间；《下集》讨论的是业、离心路、缘起、涅槃和止观。整个课程紧扣着佛陀所开示的教法核心——四圣谛——展开。

This modern translation of the Abhidhammattha Sangaha (Manual of Abhidhamma) offers an introduction to Buddhism's fundamental philosophical psychology. Originally written in the 11th or 12th century, the Sangaha has served as the key to wisdom held in the Abhidhamma. Concisely surveyed are Abhidhamma's central themes, including states of consciousness and mental factors, the functions and processes of the mind, the material world, dependent arising, and the methods and stages of meditation. This presents an exact translation of the Sangaha alongside the original Pali text. A detailed, explanatory guide with more than 40 charts and tables lead readers through the complexities of Adhidhamma.