Mātikā

The Dhammasangani begins with an mātikā, which lists classifications of dhammas. The mātikā starts with 22 threefold classifications, such as good/bad/unclassified, and then follows with 100 twofold classifications according to the Abhidhamma method. Many of these classifications are not exhaustive, and some are not even exclusive. The mātikā ends with 42 twofold classifications according to the sutta method; these 42 are only used in the Dhammasangani, whereas the other 122 are used in some of the other books as well.

The main body of the Dhammasangani is in four parts. The first part goes through numerous states of mind, listing and defining by lists of synonyms, factors present in the states. The second deals with material form, beginning with its own mātikā, classifying by ones, twos and so on, and explaining afterwards. The third explains the book's mātikā in terms of the first two parts, as does the fourth, by a different method.

The term mātikā can separate into two words to get the grammatical meaning.

Mata+Nika= mātikā

According to P.T.S. dictionary, define about two mātikā.

1.      Water course

2.      Tabulation summary and continence content

Mātikā can be seen as two such as 

1.      Suttanta mātikā

2.      Abhidhamma mātikā

Some westerns scholars say that sutta was developed as Abhidhamma mātikā.Accoeding to Dhammasangini the mātikā has shown as

1.      Suttanta mātikā ……..42

2.      Abhidhamma mātikā…..124

Another point is mātikā trance in pāli canon. According to Maha Parinibbāna sutta of Digha Nikaya and Maha Gopalakasutta of M.N. “Agatagama ,Dhammadhara, Vinayadhara, and Mātikādhara. Again A.N. Rathakaraka vagga Tika Nipata,Indriya vaggacatukka nipata,Sadhamma vagga pancake vagga,dhammaka vagga in chulla vagga and also same things can be sen in Kosambak khnadaka.

Manorathapurani explain on mātikā “Dhammadharoti Suttapitaka dharoti ,Vinayadharoti vinaya pitaka dharo.

Again Buddhaghosa define about mātikā in Atthasalini “Jinavacana bhuta sabannu Buddhena desita Satthanam pekaronanam mātikā nama.

According to Scholars notions such as W.S.karunarathne mātikā are the doctrinal points on methods, which were used by promenaded followers to produce teachings of Buddha in a symbiotic style.

Oscar von hinober explains that these mātikā come into existence once. The Buddhist tried to beyond the simple collections of discourse of the Buddha and began to arrange the main point of His teachings in a systemic form which at the sometimes could be easily memories.For examples are Sagathaka sutta and Dasuttara sutta. According to the western, view that Sagathaka sutta and Dasuttara sutta are the origin to Abhidhamma.

Examining Abhidhamma and suttanta mātikā

Eka duka tika mātikā can be found such as Kusala dhamma akusala dhamam Avyakata dhamma etc.

1.      Abhidhamma mātikā provides a screen for structure the fundamental row martial for Abhidhamma for further analysis on relation treatment.

2.      Under Pedogic methods, it defines all the facts in details.

Suttanat mātikā and Abhidhamma mātikā

 Abhidhamma mātikā

Atito Dhammo anagatodhammopacchupanno dhammo,Hino dhammo majjimo dhammo patnito dhammodhamma sapacchaya apacchaya

Sutanat mātikātayo asawakamaswa bhayasava avijjasava tayo bhavo kama bhavo rupa bhavo arupa bhavo.

As apurpose of Abhidhamma

·         Contents are same but Sutta talks about sammuti sacca and Abhidhamma talks about paramatha saccha

Abhidhamma can see with two purpose

·         By breaking of the things persons by analysis.

·         By breaking into the items hardness of objectives facts showing their dependent origination complete, inter –relentless.

In many suttas we can see the term “Uddesa and Niddesa example in Aranavibhaga sutta of M.N. Some scholars say that Udessaas can take mātikā.

The four structure can be find in Abhidhamma

1.      Mātikā Which has given outline to the dhamma (madhupindika sutta)

2.      Mātikā, which has divided Dhamma.

3.      Mātikā which has describe dhamma in details

4.      Mātikā, which explain era and contagious dhamma in a conditional order

Mātikā, which has given outline to the dhamma (madhupindika sutta)

Such as ven.Sariputta kaccayana moggalana etc . They, have their responsibilities to describe in further more discussion.(Madhupindika sutta)

Mātikā, which has divided Dhamma.

In such occasional, the dhamma has sub divisions such kammasa komhi kammadhado kamma bandhu kammapati sarano …(Chulla kamma bhinaga sutta)

Mātikā, which has describe dhamma in details

The Bahudhatu sutta is the example for this because in some occasion Buddha has given details Dhamma. This is the largest descriptions, which contends in suttapitaka regard in elements.

Mātikā, which explain era and contagious dhamma in a conditional order

Especially A.N. and D.N. also the doctrinal facts have been mention in term condition arrangement as Eka dhamma Duka dhamma tika dhamma etc…

One Tibetan scholar’s saya tha Abhidhamma and matika are the same.

In a conclude I would mention that traditionally I believed that this the Dhamma which had preached by the Buddha to gods and again preached to Ven.Sariputta.Some sholars said that it has developed in later.however my personal view is it was already exited in Canon but later scholar developed as separate higher doctrine. It can be proved while we examining the term Matika in suttapitaka.