Congratulations, Rupert!

This book on comparative Abhidharmas looks amazing. I would love to use it in a class on Abhidharma. I hope all is well.

maitrīcittena,
Lauren

Lauren Bausch
Professor
Dharma Realm Buddhist University

sarveṣām eva śarma bhavānīti | Gopathabrāhmaṇa 1.1.28


On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 7:44 AM Rupert Gethin via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,

Just to announce that my book on Abhidharma has recently been published:

Rupert Gethin, Mapping a Buddha's Mind: Indian Buddhist Thought in the Theravāda, Sarvāstivāda, and Yogācāra Abhidharma (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2026), xxviii + 533 pp. ISBN: 9780198856689. £150 (Sorry about the price.)

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mapping-a-buddhas-mind-9780198856689?cc=gb&lang=en&

CONTENTS
Introduction: On the Study of Abhidharma
1:The Development of Abhidharma Literature
2:On Listing Dharmas
3:On Being Embodied
4:On Being Conscious
5:On Being Unskilful
6:On Being Skilful
7:On Mapping Causes and Effects
8:On Doing, Dying, and Being Reborn
Concluding Remarks

With best wishes,

Rupert Gethin
—
Rupert Gethin
Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Studies
University of Bristol


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