Paccanīyapaṭṭhāna

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (2) · Vol. 41 · Section 398

[398] A phenomenon (dhamma) without thought and without examination (avitakka-avicāra) is a condition for a phenomenon with thought and with examination (savitakka-savicāra) and for a phenomenon without thought but with examination only (avitakka-vicāramatta), by dissociation condition (vippayutta-paccaya): conascent (sahajāta), prenascent (purejāta). Conascent: at the moment of rebirth-linking (paṭisandhi), the base (vatthu) is a condition for the aggregates (khandhā) with thought and with examination and for thought (vitakka), by dissociation condition. Prenascent: the base is a condition for the aggregates with thought and with examination and for thought, by dissociation condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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