The Pli Canon rejects the Abhidhamma Pitaka, but the Sanskrit Mahayana Canon includes it.
 It is traditionally believed by Theravadins that most of the Pali Canon originated from the Buddha and his immediate disciples
 According to Bhikkhu Bodhi, this text has remained "the main primer for the study of Abhidhamma used throughout the Theravada Buddhist world," and various commentaries have been written on it

