Dhamma-Sanganī. In Theravada Buddhism, the name of a part of the third section (Abhidhamma-Piṭaka) of the scriptural canon. It enumerates and arranges various psychic elements in human existence.

Geddes MacGregor, Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy, New York: Paragon House, 1989

Dhammasaṅgaṇī

The first book of the Abhidharma Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, which appears to have been also called Dhammasaṇgaha. Being a compilation from various sources, it deals with more or less the same topics as the Nikāyas, differing only in methods of treatment. The main subject of the book, which analyses and classifies the phenomena (dharma) that comprise all mental and material conditions, is that of ethics. The book enumerates and defines a number of categories of terms occurring in the Nikāyas. The commentary on the Dhammasaṇgaṇī, attributed to Buddhaghoṣa in the 5th century, is known by the title of Atthasālinī. King Vijayabāhu I of Sri Lanka translated the Dhammasaṇgaṇī into Sinhalese, but this translation is now lost.

 

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)

Dhammasangani

The first book, in the accepted order of precedence, of the Abhidhamma Pitaka. It deals with more or less the same topics as the Nikāyas, differing only in methods of treatment; the chief subject is that of ethics, the enquiry thereinto being conducted from a psychological standpoint. The book enumerates and defines a number of categories of terms occurring in the Nikāyas.

There is in existence a commentary on the book, written by Buddhaghosa and called the Atthasālinī. King Vijayabāhu I, of Ceylon translated the Dhammasangani into Sinhalese (Cv.lx.17), but this translation is now lost. The work has been translated into English. The text is published by the P.T.S. (1885), and the translation (by Mrs. Rhys Davids) is published by the R.A.S., under the title of A Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics.

The Dhammasangani appears to have been also called Dhammasangaha (DA.i.17).

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from