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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (3) · Vol. 42 · Section 519

[519] A phenomenon (dhamma) that is a knot (gantha) is a condition (paccaya) for a phenomenon that is not a knot by dissociation condition (vippayutta-paccaya): conascent, postnascent. (In brief.) A phenomenon that is not a knot is a condition for a phenomenon that is not a knot by dissociation condition: conascent, prenascent, postnascent. (In brief.) A phenomenon that is not a knot is a condition for a phenomenon that is a knot by dissociation condition: prenascent: the base (vatthu) is a condition for the knots by dissociation condition. A phenomenon that is not a knot is a condition for a phenomenon that is a knot and for a phenomenon that is not a knot by dissociation condition: prenascent: the base is a condition for the knots and for the associated aggregates (khandhā) by dissociation condition. A phenomenon that is a knot and a phenomenon that is not a knot are a condition for a phenomenon that is not a knot by dissociation condition: conascent, postnascent. (In brief.)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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