Ajjhattāraṁmaṇattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 2163

[2163] A phenomenon (dhamma) with an internal object (ajjhattārammaṇa) is a condition for a phenomenon with an external object (bahiddhārammaṇa) by kamma condition (kamma-paccaya). Asynchronous (nānākhaṇika): volition (cetanā) with an internal object is a condition for the resultant aggregates with an external object by kamma condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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