The present work provides the complete annotated translation into English of the Chinese version of Dharmatratas fourth century Samyuktabhidarmahrdaya. The introduction to the present work gives a general description and a doctrinal comparison of the Bactrian and Gandharan Sarvastivada Abhidharma works. In the notes to the English translation of Samghavarmans fifth century Chinese version of the Indian text, the work is placed both geographically and historically within Sarvastivada Abhidharma .
The present work provides the complete annotated translation into English of the Chinese version of Dharmatratas fourth century Samyuktabhidarmahrdaya. The introduction to the present work gives a general description and a doctrinal comparison of the Bactrian and Gandharan Sarvastivada Abhidharma works. In the notes to the English translation of Samghavarmans fifth century Chinese version of the Indian text, the work is placed both geographically and historically within Sarvastivada Abhidharma .