Ajjhattattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2103

[2103] An internal phenomenon (dhamma) is a condition for an external phenomenon by nutriment condition (āhāra-paccaya). Internal edible nutriment (kabaḷīkāra āhāra) is a condition for the external body by nutriment condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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