several buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into english that cover the breadth of the original term. below are given a number of important buddhist terms, short definitions, and the languages in which they appear. in this list, an attempt has been made to organize terms by their original form and give translations and synonyms in other languages along with the definition. languages and traditions dealt with here: * english (eng.) * pÄli: theravÄda buddhism * sanskrit (or buddhist hybrid sanskrit): primarily mahÄyÄna buddhism * burmese (bur): burmese buddhism * khmer: theravÄda buddhism * mon (mon): theravÄda buddhism * mongolian (mn): mongolian buddhism * shan (shan): theravÄda buddhism * tibetan (tib): tibetan buddhism * thai: theravÄda buddhism * cjkv languages ** chinese (cn): chinese buddhism ** japanese (jp): japanese buddhism ** korean (ko): korean buddhism ** vietnamese (vi): vietnamese buddhism  ==a== {| border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse;" !bgcolor=#cccccc|definition !bgcolor=#cccccc|etymology !bgcolor=#cccccc|in other languages |- valign="top" style="width:450px" |abhidhamma a category of scriptures that attempts to use buddhist teachings to create a systematic, abstract description of all worldly phenomena | style="width:150px" | * abhi is "above" or "about", dhamma is "teaching" * pÄli: abhidhamma * sanskrit: abhidharma *khmer: á¢áá·áááá | style="width:200px" | * bur:  abhidhamma () * tib: à½à½¼à½¦à¼à½à½à½¼à½à¼à½ chos mngon pa * mn: Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð¾Ð¼, Ð±Ð¸Ð»Ð¸Ð³ ÑÑÐ°Ð°Ð½; ikh nom, bilig ukhaan * thai: à¸­à¸ à¸´à¸à¸£à¸£à¸¡ a-pi-tam * é¿æ¯éç£¨ï¼é¿æ¯æ ** cn: ÄpÃ­dÃ¡mÃ³ ** jp: abidatsuma ** ko: ìë¹ë¬ë§, abidalma ** vi: a-tÃ¬-Äáº¡t-ma |- valign="top" |abhidhamma pitaka the third basket of the tripitaka canon, the reorganization of all doctrines in a systematic way | * pÄli:  * sanskrit:  | * bur:  abidhamma pitakat () * mon:  () * thai: à¸­à¸ à¸´à¸à¸£à¸£à¸¡à¸à¸´à¸à¸ a-pi-tam-pi-dok * è«è, è«èµ ** cn: lÃ¹nzÃ ng ** jp: ronzÅ ** ko: ë¼ì¥, nonja
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