Hetudukadassanattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 379

[379] Dependent on a phenomenon (dhamma) that is not a root (na-hetu) and is to be abandoned by mental development (bhāvanā), a phenomenon that is a root (hetu) and is to be abandoned by mental development arises — not by root condition (na hetupaccayā).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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