三藏之一。十二部經中有曰優婆提舍者,譯曰論議經。是佛自問答決擇法相者。佛弟子及滅後諸菩薩等准之而聚集解釋經義,論辨法相者,名為阿毘達磨藏,三藏之第三。蓋阿毘達磨藏者,弟子之優婆提舍也。因為論藏。阿毘達磨有四名。優婆提舍,其一名也。
Thesaurus of discussions or discourses, the Abhidharma Piṭaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripiṭaka. It comprises the philosophical works. The first compilation is accredited to Mahā-Kāśyapa, disciple of Buddha, but the work is of a later period. The Chinese version is in three sections: 大乘論 the Mahāyāna philosophy; 小乘論 the Hīnayāna philosophy; 宋元續入藏諸論 The Song and Yuan Addenda, A.D. 960-1368.
三藏之一。見三藏條。