[Buddha-l] Re: The place of Memory in 5 Skandhas

[Dhammanando Bhikkhu]

Luan Pham:

> I have a question and would like it to be elucidated by the members of 
> the list:
>  
> Where is the place of memory (or memories) in the Buddha's analysis of 
> the body-mind into the 5 skandhas?
>  
> Or in a more detailed analysis of the Abhidhamma of Theravada, where 
> is the place of memory (or memories) in 82 paramattha dhammas?

Memory is treated as a complex mental process and as such cannot be 
identified with any single paramattha dhamma. Having said that, it 
would appear that sa~n~naa was viewed as playing the most important 
role in the process. For a discussion of this, see Appendix 2, "The 
Omission of Memory from the List of Dhammas", in Nyanaponika's 
_Abhidhamma Studies_. There is an online edition here:

http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/abhistudy.pdf

Best wishes,
Dhammanando