Parittattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 1476

[1476] A limited phenomenon (paritta dhamma) [is a condition] for an exalted phenomenon (mahaggata dhamma) … — proximity decisive-support (anantarūpanissaya), natural decisive-support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive-support: in dependence on limited faith (saddhā), one gives rise to exalted jhāna, to superknowledge (abhiññā) …, gives rise to an attainment (samāpatti). In dependence on limited virtue (sīla) … wisdom (paññā) … lust (rāga) … a lodging (senāsana), one gives rise to exalted jhāna, to superknowledge …, gives rise to an attainment. Limited faith … a lodging is a condition for exalted faith, for wisdom, by decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya). The preliminary work (parikamma) for the first jhāna … the preliminary work for the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception (nevasaññānāsaññāyatana) is a condition for the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception by decisive-support condition. The preliminary work for the divine eye (dibbacakkhu) [is a condition] for knowledge of the future (anāgataṃsa-ñāṇa) … .

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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