[682] Which phenomena (dhammā) have the path as object (maggārammaṇā)? Those phenomena — mind (citta) and mental factors (cetasika) — that arise with reference to the noble path: these phenomena have the path as object.
Which phenomena have the path as root (maggahetukā)? For one endowed with the noble path: setting aside the factors of the path, the aggregate of feeling (vedanākkhandha) … the aggregate of consciousness (viññāṇakkhandha) associated therewith — these phenomena have the path as root.
For one endowed with the noble path, right view (sammādiṭṭhi) is both path and root (hetu); setting aside right view, the aggregate of feeling … the aggregate of consciousness associated therewith — these phenomena have the path as root.
For one endowed with the noble path, non-greed (alobha), non-hatred (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha) — these phenomena are roots of the path (maggahetū); the aggregate of feeling … the aggregate of consciousness associated therewith — these phenomena have the path as root.
Which phenomena have the path as predominant factor (maggādhipatino)? Those phenomena — mind and mental factors — that arise making the noble path predominant: these phenomena have the path as predominant factor.
For one endowed with the noble path who is developing the path with investigation (vīmaṃsā) as its dominant influence (vīmaṃsādhipateyya): setting aside investigation, the aggregate of feeling … the aggregate of consciousness associated therewith — these phenomena have the path as predominant factor.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.