How big is the Abhidhamma?

[maitreya31]

How many pages the Abhidhamma have ?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

The Abhidhamma contains 7,983 pages. (in the Burmese edition of the Pāli text)

MP3 of the Sayādaw reciting the Metta Sutta.

[David N. Snyder]

It depends upon the translation / version, but there are 7 books in about 7 to 12 volumes.

I have the PTS version (English translation) and it is about 6,000 pages.

[kirk5a]

Fascinating story in the link, thank you.
The capabilities of the mind are clearly greater than what seems possible.

[maitreya31]

Where you can find it in English and how many dollars the book cost ?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Where you can find it in English and how many dollars the book cost ?

You can buy some volumes through Wisdom Books, but I doubt you would understand much of it.

Just Four of the books would cost about £150 or $250.

It would be better to start with Introductory Guides to see what its all about.

There are some Free Books in the Buddhanet Library such as Abhidhamma Studies and A Guide to the Tipitaka.

[Virgo]

Personally, I am a fan of Nina Van Gorkom's books, many of which you can read or print for free online. There are a lot of other great resources out there too, though.

All the best,

Kevin