Ajjhattattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2113

[2113] An external phenomenon (bahiddhā dhamma) is a condition for an internal phenomenon (ajjhatta dhamma) by presence condition (atthi-paccaya): prenascence and nutriment. Prenascence: the external eye … the base (vatthu) … a form with the divine eye (dibbacakkhu) … a sound with the divine ear element (dibbā sotadhātu) … the external form base (rūpāyatana) … the tangible base (phoṭṭhabbāyatana) is a condition for internal body-consciousness (kāyaviññāṇa) by presence condition. External edible nutriment (kabaḷiṅkāra āhāra) is a condition for the internal body by presence condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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