[324] Which phenomena (dhammā) are unwholesome (akusala)?
On the occasion when an unwholesome mind (citta) has arisen — accompanied by equanimity (upekkhā), dissociated from wrong view (diṭṭhigatavippayutta), with prompting (sasaṅkhārena) — having as its object (ārammaṇa) a form (rūpa) … or a mental phenomenon (dhamma), 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 Ninth Citta]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.