Hetudukkusalattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 30

[30] Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon (dhamma) that is a root (hetu), an unwholesome phenomenon that is a root arises, not by predominance condition (adhipati-paccaya): nine.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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