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Ajjhattattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2105

[2105] An external phenomenon (bahiddhā dhamma) is a condition for an internal phenomenon (ajjhatta dhamma) by nutriment condition (āhāra-paccaya): external edible nutriment (kabaḷīkāra āhāra) is a condition for the internal body by nutriment condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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