{"product_id":"2050","title":"Kathavatthu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"firebrick\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e PTS members must order directly from the PTS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth book of the \u003cem\u003eAbhidhamma Pitaka\u003c\/em\u003e is the only canonical text attributed to an author and given a composition date by the tradition. It consists of a discussion of heretical statements that are refuted in favor of orthodox Theravada beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first publication of the \u003cem\u003eKathavatthu\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Arnold C Taylor, took place in two volumes. Volume one came out in 1894 and volume two was in 1897. This is a combined reprint of the two volumes from 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtthakatha - The commentary on the Kathavatthu is an indispensable aid to the study and clarification of the text. It introduces the reader to controversies that occurred between the orthodox sangha and other early Buddhist schools of thought, without specifically mentioning any particular disputant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe PTS translation is \u003ca href=\"product.asp?itemid=2137\"\u003ePoints of Controversy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor, A.C.","offers":[{"title":"Index","offer_id":42108817309790,"sku":"PTS:131173","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Atthakatha","offer_id":42108817342558,"sku":"PTS:131181","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Vol Set Incl. Index","offer_id":42108817375326,"sku":"PTS:133427","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Vol as 1","offer_id":42108817408094,"sku":"PTS:131165","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/PTS_131165_8ab9b65f-424c-400f-b2d1-259068a00d09.jpg?v=1760547956","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/2050","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}