Savitakkadukkusalattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 1679

[1679] Dependent on an unwholesome (akusala) phenomenon (dhamma) accompanied by thought (savitakka), an unwholesome phenomenon accompanied by thought arises, not by root condition (na-hetupaccayā). Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon without thought (avitakka), an unwholesome phenomenon accompanied by thought arises, not by root condition. Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon accompanied by thought and an unwholesome phenomenon without thought, an unwholesome phenomenon accompanied by thought arises, not by root condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

This passage also appears in 5 other places