Paccanīyapaṭṭhāna · Section 12

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (6) · Vol. 45 · Section 12

[12] … is a condition by prenascence condition (purejāta-paccaya): a not-wholesome (na-kusala) phenomenon (dhamma) is a condition for a not-unwholesome (na-akusala) phenomenon by prenascence condition; a not-wholesome phenomenon is a condition for a not-wholesome and a not-unwholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition. [1] A not-unwholesome phenomenon is a condition for a not-unwholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition; a not-unwholesome phenomenon is a condition for a not-wholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition; a not-unwholesome phenomenon is a condition for a not-wholesome and a not-unwholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition. [1] A not-wholesome and a not-unwholesome phenomenon are a condition for a not-wholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition; a not-wholesome and a not-unwholesome phenomenon are a condition for a not-unwholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition; a not-wholesome and a not-unwholesome phenomenon are a condition for a not-wholesome and a not-unwholesome phenomenon by prenascence condition. [1]

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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