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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (3) · Vol. 42 · Section 28

[28] A not-root phenomenon (na-hetu dhamma) is a condition for a not-root phenomenon by nutriment condition (āhāra-paccaya): Nutriments (āhāra) that are not roots are a condition, by nutriment condition, for the associated (sampayuttaka) aggregates (khandha) and for mind-originated forms (citta-samuṭṭhāna-rūpa). At the moment of rebirth-linking (paṭisandhikkhaṇa), edible nutriment (kabaḷīkāra āhāra) is a condition, by nutriment condition, for this body. A not-root phenomenon is a condition for a root phenomenon (hetu dhamma) by nutriment condition: Nutriments that are not roots are a condition, by nutriment condition, for the associated roots. At the moment of rebirth-linking … A not-root phenomenon is a condition for a root phenomenon and a not-root phenomenon by nutriment condition: Nutriments that are not roots are a condition, by nutriment condition, for the associated aggregates, for the roots, and for mind-originated forms. At the moment of rebirth-linking …

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