Ajjhattārammaṇattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2157

[2157] A phenomenon (dhamma) with an external object (bahiddhārammaṇa) is a condition for a phenomenon with an external object by way of 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) with an external object are a condition for contemplation of impermanence, contemplation of suffering, and contemplation of impersonality with an external object by way of decisive-support condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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