Paccanīyapaṭṭhāna

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 281

[281] A phenomenon (dhamma) without thought-conception, with mere discursive thought (avitakkavicāramatta), is a condition, by decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya), for a phenomenon without thought-conception, with mere discursive thought, and for a phenomenon without thought-conception and without discursive thought (avitakka-avicāra): proximity decisive support (anantarūpanissaya), natural decisive support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive support: faith (saddhā) without thought-conception, with mere discursive thought, … virtue (sīla), learning (suta), generosity (cāga), wisdom (paññā) … and thought-conception (vitakka) are a condition, by decisive-support condition, for faith without thought-conception, with mere discursive thought, for virtue, for learning, for generosity, for wisdom, and for discursive thought (vicāra).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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