Atītārammaṇattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2000

[2000] A phenomenon (dhamma) with a past object (atītārammaṇa) is a condition for a phenomenon with a present object (paccuppannārammaṇa) by decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya) — proximity decisive-support (anantarūpanissaya) and natural decisive-support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive-support: contemplation of impermanence (aniccānupassanā), contemplation of suffering (dukkhānupassanā), and contemplation of impersonality (anattānupassanā) having a past object are a condition, by decisive-support condition, for contemplation of impermanence, for contemplation of suffering, and for contemplation of impersonality having a present object.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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