Atītārammaṇattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 1998

[1998] A phenomenon (dhamma) with a past object is a condition, by decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya), for a phenomenon with a past object: object decisive-support (ārammaṇūpanissaya), proximity decisive-support (anantarūpanissaya), natural decisive-support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive-support: contemplation of impermanence (aniccānupassanā), contemplation of suffering (dukkhānupassanā), and contemplation of non-self (anattānupassanā) having a past object are a condition, by decisive-support condition, for contemplation of impermanence, contemplation of suffering, and contemplation of non-self having a past object.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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