Here, you’ll find my Dhamma notes and summaries. These are primarily derived, for now, from the Theravāda Buddhist teachings offered at IIT.

Pāḷi Language

Pāḷi Pāṭha Sikkhā by Bh. Vijitānanda

• Chapter 1: Lessons 1-10 Page
• Chapter 2: Lessons 1-13 Page / HTML
• Semester I: Chapters 1-3 Notes
• Semester II: Chapters 3 (part II) & 4, final exam Notes
• Semester III: Niruttidīpanī, Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā, Itivuttaka, Aṅguttara Nikāya Notes
• Semester IV: Niruttidīpanī part II, Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā II Notes
• Semester V: Niruttidīpanī, reading & translation Notes
• Semester VI: gacchantādigaṇa, satthādigaṇa, rattādigaṇa, reading & translation Notes

Common Roots in Pāḷi

Saññarāsi

Saṅketarāsi

Sandhividhāna

Nāmakaṇḍa

Kārakakaṇḍa

• Introduction
• Meanings of Paṭhamāvibhatti
• Meanings of Dutiyāvibhatti
• Meanings of Tatiyāvibhatti
• Meanings of Catutthīvibhatti
• Meanings of Pañcamīvibhatti
• Meanings of Chaṭṭhīvibhatti
• Meanings of Sattamīvibhatti
• Appendix

  Samāsakaṇḍa

• Introduction
• Abyayībhāvasamāsa

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Abhidhamma

Abhidhamma Notes

• Fundamentals of Theravāda – bhante Maggavihāri
• Fundamentals of Theravāda (Semester II) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Fundamentals of Theravāda (Semester III) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Fundamentals of Theravāda (Semester IV) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Fundamentals of Theravāda (Semester V) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Abhidhamma (Semester VI)
• Abhidhamma (Semester VII) – Tikamātikā
• Attha, hīnattha, paramattha
• Citta
  • Introduction
  • Akusalacittas
• Cetasikas
  • Introduction
• Kappas: 4 types

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Vinaya

Vibhaṅga Vinaya

• Entrance to Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Part I) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Entrance to Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Part I, continued) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Entrance to Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Part II) – Nissaggiya Pācittiya – bhante Maggavihāri
• Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Semester III) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Semester IV) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Semester V) – bhante Maggavihāri

• Vibhaṅga Vinaya (Semester VI)

• Pārājika:
  • Introduction and Methunadhammasikkhāpadaṁ
  • Adinnādānasikkhāpadaṁ
  • Manussaviggahasikkhāpadaṁ
  • Uttarimanussadhammasikkhāpadaṁ
• Pācittiya:
  • Musāvādavagga
  • Bhūtagāmavagga
  • Bhikkhunovādavagga
  • Bhojanavagga
  • Acelakavagga
  • Surāpānavagga
  • Sappāṇakavagga
  • Sahadhammikavagga
  • Ratanavagga
• Pāṭidesanīya

Khandhaka Vinaya

• Entrance to Khandhaka Vinaya (Part I) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Entrance to Khandhaka Vinaya (Part II) – bhante Maggavihāri
• Khandhaka Vinaya (Semester III) – āvuso Obhāsa
• Khandhaka Vinaya (Semester IV) – bhante Siddhatthālaṅkāra
• Khandhaka Vinaya (Semester V) – bhante Siddhatthālaṅkāra

• Khandhaka Vinaya (Semester VI)

• Pabbajjā

• Upasampadā

Suttanta

• Handbook of the Buddhist, by Rerukane Candavimāla Mahāthera
• Dhammānuloma (Semester II) – bhante Devānanda
• Suttanta (Semester III) – bhante Devānanda
• Suttanta (Semester IV) – bhante Devānanda
• Suttanta (Semester V) – bhante Devānanda
• Suttanta (Semester VI) – bhante Devānanda

Khuddaka Nikāya

• Khuddaka Nikāya
• Khuddaka Nikāya (Semester II) – āvuso Sumana
• Khuddaka Nikāya (Semester III) – āvuso Sumana
• Khuddaka Nikāya (Semester IV) – āvuso Sumana
• Khuddaka Nikāya (Semester V) – āvuso Sumana
• Khuddaka Nikāya (Semester VI) – āvuso Sumana

Samatha

• Samatha (Semester V) – bhante Siddhatthālaṅkāra