Ācayagāmittika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 1114

[1114] A phenomenon (dhamma) leading to accumulation (ācayagāmī) is a condition for a phenomenon leading to dismantling (apacayagāmī) by way of decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya): proximity decisive support (anantarūpanissaya), natural decisive support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive support: the preliminary work (parikamma) for the first path is a condition for the first path; the preliminary work for the fourth path is a condition for the fourth path — by way of decisive-support condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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