Maggārammaṇattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 1844

[1844] A phenomenon (dhamma) with the path (magga) as root (maggahetuka) is a condition for a phenomenon with the path as predominance (maggādhipati) by decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya): object decisive-support (ārammaṇūpanissaya), proximity decisive-support (anantarūpanissaya), natural decisive-support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive-support: the first path is a condition for the second path; the third path is a condition for the fourth path, by decisive-support condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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