Ayatana : A Study of the twelve Ayatanas and their parallels in human anatomy as understood by modern science

Name: Apiramon Damrongsiri

keyword: Buddhism Research.

; Ayatana (Buddhism)

; Buddhist

Abstract: This thesis is a study of the twelve ayatanas and their parallels in science. With an attempt to answer a hypotheses that many parallels exist between statements in the Buddhit scriptures and findings from scientific research. The imformation of the twelve ayatanas in the Buddhist scriptures are brought to compare with the information of te sensory receptors and the sense stimuli in human anatomy. In this thesis,the various meanings of the term ayatana is analyzed in both the Vedic-Sanskrit and the Pali tradition. Then the specofoc meaning of the twelve ayatnas in the Tipitaka and Atthakathas is clarified. The sense receptors and the sense stimuli in human anatomy are studied and then compared and contrasted with the description of the twelve ayatanas. The result of the study shows that the meaning of the term ayatana in the pali tradition had been developed from the Vedic-Sanskrit tradition. The concept of the twelve ayatanas was invented by the Buddha and developed by the commentators. The study also answers the hypotheses that there are some resemblances in the material aspect between the description of the twelve ayatanas in the buddhist scriptures and their parallels in acience. However, the role of the mental aspect is still ambiguous in science. Therefore, it could not be brought to compare with the information in the Buddhist scriptures. This is where science lags behind Buddhism.

Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Address: BANGKOK

Email: library@mcu.ac.th

Name: Phra Sudhivorayan

Role: advisor

Name: Phra Rajsitthimuni

Role: advisor

Name: Phra Suthithammanuwat

Role: advisor

Created: 2007

Modified: 2009-08-12

Issued: 2009-08-12

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DegreeName: Master of Arts Degrees

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Buddhist Studies

Grantor: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

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