Hetudukkusalattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 37

[37] An unwholesome (akusala) phenomenon (dhamma) that is a root (hetu) is a condition, by predominance condition (adhipati-paccaya), for an unwholesome phenomenon that is a root: object-predominance (ārammaṇādhipati). Three. An unwholesome phenomenon that is a non-root (na-hetu) is a condition, by predominance condition, for an unwholesome phenomenon that is a non-root: object-predominance, conascence-predominance (sahajātādhipati). Three. An unwholesome phenomenon that is a root and an unwholesome phenomenon that is a non-root are conditions, by predominance condition, for an unwholesome phenomenon that is a root: object-predominance. Three.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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