Nīvaraṇanīvaraṇiyadukkusalattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 1371

[1371] Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon (akusala dhamma) that is both a hindrance (nīvaraṇa) and subject to hindrances (nīvaraṇiya), an unwholesome phenomenon that is both a hindrance and subject to hindrances arises by root condition (hetu-paccaya). Three. Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon that is subject to hindrances but not a hindrance, an unwholesome phenomenon that is subject to hindrances but not a hindrance arises by root condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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