[315] Which phenomena (dhammā) are unwholesome (akusala)?
On the occasion when an unwholesome mind (citta) has arisen — accompanied by joy (somanassa), dissociated from view (diṭṭhigata-vippayutta), with prompting (sasaṅkhārena) — with a form (rūpa) as object, … or a dhamma as object, or with reference to whatever [object it may be] — on that occasion there is contact (phassa) … there is non-distraction (avikkhepa) …
These phenomena are unwholesome. …
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The Fifth Citta
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.