Hi all,

Here's a snippet of an old conversation between myself and Nina:

> It
> > > seems clear enough that the Sarvastivadins went further than the
> > > Theravadins; they frequently used the word 'dravya'
> (Pali 'dabba'?),
> > > meaning 'substance' in reference to the svabhava, while i am not
> > > aware of that term in the Theravada.
> > N: I meet this term all the time in the Visuddhimagga. I do not
> see any
> > substance implied, it is just a distinctive nature, but only very
> momentary.
> > Close to the meaning of characteristic.

I have just been discussing this point with Rupert Gethin, who
believes that the term 'dabba', while occuring occasionally in
non-technical senses, does not occur with as a technical term in the
Theravadin abhidhamma. Can Nina or anyone else point me to any
technical uses of 'dabba' in Theravada abhidhamma?

in Dhamma

Bhante Sujato