Paccanīyapaṭṭhāna · Section 148

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Paṭṭhāna (6) · Vol. 45 · Section 148

[148] Dependent on a phenomenon (dhamma) that is not a defilement and not free of defilement (na-kilesañceva-na-asaṅkilesikañca), a phenomenon that is not a defilement and not free of defilement arises by root condition (hetupaccayā): three. Dependent on a phenomenon that is not free of defilement and not a not-defilement (na-asaṅkilesikañceva-na-no-ca-kilesa), a phenomenon that is not free of defilement and not a not-defilement arises by root condition: three. Dependent on a phenomenon that is not a defilement and not free of defilement and a phenomenon that is not free of defilement and not a not-defilement, a phenomenon that is not a defilement and not free of defilement arises by root condition: three.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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