Mūlayamaka

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (1) · Vol. 38 · Section 2

[2] Whatever phenomena (dhammā) are unwholesome (akusala), are they all unwholesome roots (akusalamūla)? Or, whatever are unwholesome roots, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, do they all have a single root by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena ekamūlā)? Or, whatever have a single root by way of the unwholesome root, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena have a single root by way of the unwholesome root, do they all have one another as roots by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena aññamaññamūlā)? Or, whatever have one another as roots by way of the unwholesome root, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, are they all roots that are unwholesome roots (akusalamūlamūla)? Or, whatever are roots that are unwholesome roots, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, do they all have a single root that is a root by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena ekamūlamūlā)? Or, whatever have a single root that is a root by way of the unwholesome root, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena have a single root that is a root by way of the unwholesome root, do they all have one another as roots that are roots by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena aññamaññamūlamūlā)? Or, whatever have one another as roots that are roots by way of the unwholesome root, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, do they all have the unwholesome as root (akusalamūlaka)? Or, whatever have the unwholesome as root, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, do they all have a single root by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena ekamūlakā)? Or, whatever have a single root by way of the unwholesome root (ekamūlakā), are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena have a single root by way of the unwholesome root (ekamūlakā), do they all have one another as roots by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena aññamaññamūlakā)? Or, whatever have one another as roots by way of the unwholesome root (aññamaññamūlakā), are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, do they all have the unwholesome root as root (akusalamūlamūlaka)? Or, whatever have the unwholesome root as root, are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena are unwholesome, do they all have a single root that is a root by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena ekamūlamūlakā)? Or, whatever have a single root that is a root by way of the unwholesome root (ekamūlamūlakā), are all those phenomena unwholesome? Whatever phenomena have a single root that is a root by way of the unwholesome root (ekamūlamūlakā), do they all have one another as roots that are roots by way of the unwholesome root (akusalamūlena aññamaññamūlamūlakā)? Or, whatever have one another as roots that are roots by way of the unwholesome root (aññamaññamūlamūlakā), are all those phenomena unwholesome?

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

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