Reply To: Is Abhidhama the teachings of the Buddha?

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koolhouse
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I havent read abhidhamma yet, but why would the Buddha not teach abhidhamma to anyone except sariputta ? (And maybe the students of sariputta and deities?).

I understand about inclinations,  the inclinations of sariputta and his students to analytical knowledge, still, if abhidhamma had value, i dont see why it had to be posponed.Why only teach the framework instead of the full thing.

If it is true that abhidhamma was only valuable to a few monks and it will only confuse the others, why theravada is teaching it to all monks?.

Regards