Table of Contents

• The Five Aggregates: Understanding Theravaāda Psychology and Soteriology by Mathieu Boisvert
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1. The Concept of Khandha
• Etymology of the term Khanda
• The Five Aggregates and the Dhammacakkappavattanasutta
• Pañcakkhandhā and Pañcupādānakkhandhā
• 2. The Rūpakkhandha
• The Four Primary Material Elements (Mahābhūta)
• The Secondary Materials (Upādārūpa)
• The Three Divisions of Matter
• Further Classifications of Matter
• Implications of the Previous Classifications
• Correlation between the Rūpakkhandha and the Paticcasamuppāda
• 3. The Vedanākkhandha
• The Eradication of Vedanā
• The State of Saññāvedayitanirodha
• The State of Vedanākkhaya
• Vedanā as Bifurcation Point
• Wholesome and Unwholesome Vedanā
• 4. The Saññākkhandha
• Unwholesome Saññā
• Wholesome Saññā
• Wholesome Saññā and the Saññākkhandha
• Correlation between Saññā and the Paticcasamuppāda
• 5. The Sankhārakkhandha
• Polysemy of the Term Sankhāra
• Sankhāra as Sankhāta
• Sankhāra as Paccaya
• Sankhāra Used in the Compound Āyusankhāra
• Sankhāra Used in the Compounds Asankhāra and Sasankhāra
• General Meaning of the Term Sankhāra
• The Sankhārakkhandha
• Correlation between theSankhārakkhandha and the Paticcasamuppāda
• 6. The Viññānakkhandha
• The Function of Viññāna
• Viññāna and Mano
• Viññāna as Rebirth and Death Consciousness
• Correlation between Viññāna and the Paticcasamuppāda
• 7. Interrelation of the Aggregates
• The Position of Viññāna in the Enumeration of the Pañcakkhandhā
• Correlation between Four Aggregates and the Paticcasamuppāda
• Inclusion of i>Saññā in the Paticcasamuppāda Formula
• Vipassanā and the Pañcakkhandhā
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

Mathieu Boisvert is a Professor of South Asian Traditions at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal.

Reviews

``...a careful and thorough study of how the Theravāda tradition views the interaction of the five aggregates....This book cannot be ignored by any one who wishes to make an examination of mind (and consequently an investigation into the problem of `self' and `phenomena') in Buddhism. Further, any future discussion on the khandhas (and the Mahayana discussions on the skhadhas found in texts such as the Pancaskandhaprakarana) will not be comprehensive without reference to this study by Mathieu Boisvert.'' -- Leslie S. Kawamura, University of Calgary, Studies in Religion

``This is a useful analysis and overview of Theravāda ideas on the five khandhas....So, overall, The Five Aggregates is a useful study which brings together much material needed for an understanding of the khandhas.'' -- Peter Harvey, University of Sunderland, Journal of Buddhist Ethics