Definition: In Abhidhamma analysis, rūpa is the material side of conditioned experience. The canonical definition is the four great elements together with matter derived from them (Dhs 596).
Stub: pilot. This stub marks the core Abhidhamma definition; later passes can expand the standard later enumeration of material phenomena with more detailed canonical mapping.
Related concepts
- citta — the mental counterpart most often contrasted with material dhammas
- paramattha — later Theravāda grouping that gathers rūpa among the ultimate categories