Hetudukaajjhattattika

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (5) · Vol. 44 · Section 830

[830] In dependence on (paṭicca) an external (bahiddhā) phenomenon (dhamma) that is not a root (na-hetu), an external phenomenon that is not a root arises, not by root condition (na-hetupaccayā). In dependence on an external phenomenon that is not a root, an external phenomenon that is a root (hetu) arises, not by root condition.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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