Hetudukkusalattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 11

[11] A wholesome (kusala) phenomenon (dhamma) that is a root (hetu) is a condition, by root condition (hetu-paccaya), for a wholesome phenomenon that is a root. A wholesome phenomenon that is a root is a condition, by root condition, for a wholesome phenomenon that is not a root. A wholesome phenomenon that is a root is a condition, by root condition, for a wholesome phenomenon that is a root and for a wholesome phenomenon that is not a root.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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