Nīvaraṇanīvaraṇasaṁpayuttaduka

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (3) · Vol. 42 · Section 650

[650] A phenomenon (dhamma) that is both a hindrance (nīvaraṇa) and associated with hindrances is a condition, by root condition (hetu-paccaya), for a phenomenon that is both a hindrance and associated with hindrances: Roots (hetū) that are both hindrances and associated with hindrances are a condition, by root condition, for the associated hindrances. A phenomenon that is both a hindrance and associated with hindrances is a condition, by root condition, for a phenomenon that is associated with hindrances but is not a hindrance: Roots that are both hindrances and associated with hindrances are a condition, by root condition, for the aggregates (khandhā) associated with hindrances. A phenomenon that is both a hindrance and associated with hindrances is a condition, by root condition, for a phenomenon that is both a hindrance and associated with hindrances and for a phenomenon that is associated with hindrances but is not a hindrance: Roots that are both hindrances and associated with hindrances are a condition, by root condition, for the associated aggregates and for the hindrances.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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