Gates of Consciousness

Buddhist Phenomenology of Cognition in the Abhidhamma

Bibliographic Data

ID9284405
AuthorsFederico Divino (0000-0003-3152-423X, University of Antwerp, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume10
Issue3
Pages68-68
Publication date2025-06-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2409-9287 • E-ISSN: 2409-9287
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/philosophies10030068
OpenAlexW4411186680
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited29

This article aims to provide a comparative analysis between Husserl’s phenomenology and the Pāli Abhidhamma. To conduct this analysis, I will mainly draw on some books of the Abhidhamma and three works by Husserl. What emerges from this study are interesting convergences between the two systems of thought, which allow us to consider, in some respects, a true Buddhist phenomenology codified in the Abhidhamma. While not perfectly coinciding with Husserl’s phenomenology, it is similar enough to allow for a comparative study and perhaps even more. The intent is also to propose the possibilities of a true Buddhist phenomenology based on its methodology, and thus, not to see differences with Husserl’s approach as a limitation, but as something that can enrich the phenomenological methodology itself

Buddhism · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Consciousness · Epistemology · Phenomenology (philosophy · Psychoanalysis · Theology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology