Atthuddhārakaṇda

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇī · Vol. 34 · Section 891

[891] Which phenomena (dhammā) are inferior (hīna)? The twelve unwholesome arisings of consciousness (akusala-cittuppāda) — these phenomena are inferior. Which phenomena are middling (majjhima)? The wholesome in the three planes (bhūmi), the resultant (vipāka) in the three planes, the functional indeterminate (kiriyā-abyākata) in the three planes, and all form (rūpa) — these phenomena are middling. Which phenomena are superior (paṇīta)? The four paths that are unincluded (apariyāpanna), the four fruits of asceticism (sāmaññaphala), and Nibbāna — these phenomena are superior.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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