Buddha Abhidhamma - Ultimate Science - BuddhaNet

FOREWORD
The prophecy that an able person would soon appear to
contribute to the world of knowledge in the field of Buddhist
Psycho-ethical-philosophy, which we commonly appreciate as Buddha
Abhidhamma, has now come true.
The prophecy was made by my revered old teacher, Bhaddanta
Nàrada Mahàthera (Aggamahàpandita) who was well-known as the
original Patthàna Master. He made the prophecy in 1952 while I was
studying Yamaka and Patthàna Treatises under his guidance. He assigned
me and my colleague translator, Professor Thein Nyunt, to
translate his writings on Abhidhamma. The task was never fully accomplished
as I was occupied with teaching at the Pàli and Abhidhamma
Department of the University of Yangon and later transferred to the
International Institute of Advanced Buddhistic Studies at Kaba-Aye
as Head of Research Department.
Thereupon my disappointed old teacher, Bhaddanta Nàrada Mahàthera,
with full expectation, prophesied that pretty soon an able
scholar will emerge to accomplish the noble task of presenting
Abhidhamma in English to the world. So now appears a novel and
authentic treatise entitled BUDDHA ABHIDHAMMA—Ultimate Science by
Dr. Mehm Tin Mon.
Dr. Tin Mon is a man of science for he was trained in the University
of Illinois, U.S.A. for his master degree and doctorate degree
in chemistry and then he served his country for several years as
Professor of Chemistry. He is also a man of arts as he has written
several illustrative books on education as well as on Buddhism and