PaccayākāravibhaṅgasuttantabhājanīyaAbhidhaṁbhājanīya

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 371

[371] Therein, which are the wholesome roots (kusalamūla)? Non-greed (alobha), non-hatred (adosa), non-delusion (amoha). … Therein, what is non-delusion? That which is wisdom (paññā), understanding, … non-delusion, investigation of dhammas (dhammavicaya), right view (sammādiṭṭhi), the investigation-of-dhammas factor of awakening (dhammavicaya-sambojjhaṅga), a factor of the path (magga), included in the path — this is called non-delusion. These are called the wholesome roots. Therein, what is volitional formation (saṅkhāra) with wholesome roots as condition? That which is volition (cetanā), intending, the state of intending — this is called volitional formation with wholesome roots as condition. … Therein, what is feeling (vedanā) with contact (phassa) as condition? That which is mental agreeableness, mental pleasure; the agreeable, pleasant experience born of mind-contact; the agreeable, pleasant feeling born of mind-contact — this is called feeling with contact as condition. Therein, what is confidence (pasāda) with feeling as condition? That which is faith (saddhā), trusting, confiding, strong confidence — this is called confidence with feeling as condition. Therein, what is resolution (adhimokkha) with confidence as condition? That which is resolution of the mind (citta), resolving, the state of being resolved upon that — this is called resolution with confidence as condition. Therein, what is existence (bhava) with resolution as condition? Excluding resolution: the aggregate (khandha) of feeling, the aggregate of perception (saññā), the aggregate of volitional formations, the aggregate of consciousness (viññāṇa) — this is called existence with resolution as condition. … "Thus is the origin (samudaya) of these phenomena (dhammā)": thus there is the conjunction of these phenomena, there is the concurrence, there is the assemblage, there is the manifestation. Therefore it is said: "Thus is the origin of these phenomena." Exposition of the Wholesome (Kusalaniddesa).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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