Hetudukkusalattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 31

[31] Dependent on an unwholesome (akusala) phenomenon (dhamma) that is a root (hetu), an unwholesome phenomenon that is not a root arises — not by kamma condition (na-kammapaccayā). Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon that is not a root, an unwholesome phenomenon that is not a root arises — not by kamma condition. Dependent on an unwholesome phenomenon that is a root and an unwholesome phenomenon that is not a root, an unwholesome phenomenon that is not a root arises — not by kamma condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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