Paccanīyapaṭṭhāna

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 295

[295] A phenomenon with thought and with examination (savitakka-savicāra dhamma) and a phenomenon without thought but with mere examination (avitakka-vicāramatta dhamma) are a condition, by decisive-support condition (upanissaya-paccaya), for a phenomenon without thought and without examination (avitakka-avicāra dhamma): proximity decisive support (anantarūpanissaya), natural decisive support (pakatūpanissaya). Natural decisive support: Faith (saddhā) that is with thought and with examination … virtue (sīla), learning (suta), generosity (cāga), wisdom (paññā) … aspiration (patthanā) … and thought (vitakka) are a condition, by decisive-support condition, for faith that is without thought and without examination, for virtue, for learning, for generosity, for wisdom, and for examination (vicāra), for bodily pleasure, for bodily pain.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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