A Comprehensive Abhidhamma Study of Conditional Relations (Paṭṭhāna), Part I The seventh book of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka P. B. TAN A Comprehensive Abhidhamma Study of Conditional Relations (Paṭṭhāna), Part I: The seventh book of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka Copyright © 2020 by P.B. Tan First Printing: Aug. 2020 (KDP) Published by KDP All Rights Reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the copyright owner and publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal. ISBN: 979-8666950210 ii To all sentient beings, living and dead. iii Table of Contents Abbreviations Used .............................................................................. viii List of Charts ......................................................................................... x Preface ................................................................................................. xiii Introduction ......................................................................................... xxi CHAPTER I. Enumeration of the conditions ......................................... 1 CHAPTER II. Exposition of the conditions ............................................ 1 [1] Root-cause condition (hetu-paccaya) .............................................. 1 [2] Object condition (ārammaṇa-paccaya) ........................................... 4 [3] Predominance condition (adhipati-paccaya) ................................... 8 Object-predominance (ārammaṇādhipati) .............................................. 8 Conascence-predominance (sahajātādhipati) .........................................11 [4] Contiguity condition (anantara-paccaya) ..................................... 13 [5] Immediate-contiguity condition (samanantara-paccaya) .............. 25 [6] Conascence condition (sahajāta-paccaya) ..................................... 25 [7] Mutuality condition (aññamañña-paccaya) .................................. 33 [8] Dependence condition (nissaya-paccaya) ...................................... 34 Conascence-dependence (sahajāta-nissaya) ...........................................34 Base-prenascence-dependence (vatthu-purejāta-nissaya) ......................35 Base-object-prenascence-dependence .....................................................38 Mixed-conascence-prenascence-dependence .........................................39 [9] Strong-dependence condition (upanissaya-paccaya) ..................... 41 Strong-dependence condition of object ..................................................42 Strong-dependence condition of contiguity ............................................42 Natural-strong-dependence condition ....................................................43 [10] Prenascence condition (purejāta-paccaya) .................................. 50 Base-prenascence (vatthu-purejāta) ........................................................50 Object-prenascence (ārammaṇa-purejāta) .............................................52 [11] Postnascence condition (pacchājāta-paccaya) ............................. 56 [12] Repetition condition (āsevana-paccaya)...................................... 58 [13] Kamma condition (kamma-paccaya) .......................................... 63 Conascence-kamma (sahajāta-kamma)...................................................64 Asynchronous-kamma (nāṇakkhaṇika-kamma) ....................................66 Contiguity-kamma (anantara-kamma) ...................................................69 [14] Resultant condition (vipāka-paccaya) ......................................... 70 [15] Nutriment condition (āhāra-paccaya) ......................................... 72 Physical nutriment (rūpa-āhāra) .............................................................73 Mental nutriment (arūpa-āhāra) or Conascence-nutriment .................76 [16] Faculty condition (indriya-paccaya) ........................................... 78 Base-prenascence-faculty (vatthu-purejātindriya) ..................................80 Physical-vitality-faculty (rūpajīvitindriya) ..............................................81 Conascence-faculty (sahajātindriya) .......................................................83 iv A Comprehensive Abhidhamma Study of Conditional Relations (Paṭṭhāna), Part I [17] Jhāna condition (jhāna-paccaya) ................................................ 88 [18] Path condition (magga-paccaya) ................................................. 96 Right view (sammādiṭṭhi) ....................................................................... 101 Right applied thought (sammāsaṅkappa) ............................................. 103 Right speech (sammāvācā) ..................................................................... 105 Right action (sammākammanta) ............................................................ 107 Right livelihood (sammā-ājīva) .............................................................. 109 Right effort (sammāvāyāma) ................................................................. 110 Right mindfulness (sammāsati) ............................................................. 115 Right concentration (sammāsamādhi) .................................................. 116 Wrong view (micchādiṭṭhi) ..................................................................... 119 Wrong applied thought, wrong effort, wrong concentration ............. 119 [19] Association condition (sampayutta-paccaya) .............................. 122 [20] Dissociation condition (vippayutta-paccaya) .............................. 123 Base-prenascence-dissociation (vatthu-purejāta-vippayutta) ............... 124 Object-prenascence-dissociation (ārammaṇa-purejāta-vippayutta) .... 125 Base-object-prenascence-dissociation .................................................. 125 Conascence-dissociation (sahajāta-vippayutta) .................................... 126 Postnascence-dissociation (pacchājāta-vippayutta) .............................. 126 [21] Presence condition (atthi-paccaya) ............................................ 128 Conascence-presence (sahajāta'tthi) ..................................................... 129 Base-prenascence-presence (vatthu-purejāta'tthi) ................................ 131 Object-prenascence-presence (ārammaṇa-purejāta'tthi) ..................... 132 Postnascence-presence (pacchajāta'tthi) ............................................... 133 Physical-nutriment-presence (rūpa-āhāra'tthi) .................................... 133 Physical-vitality-faculty-presence (rūpa-jīvitindriya'tthi) .................... 133 [22] Absence condition (natthi-paccaya) ........................................... 135 [23] Disappearance condition (vigata-paccaya) ................................ 135 [24] Non-Disappearance condition (avigata-paccaya) ....................... 136 CHAPTER III. Enumeration of Questions.......................................... 138 Positive Mode of conditions ............................................................. 145 Negative Mode of conditions ............................................................ 151 Positive-Negative Mode of conditions .............................................. 153 Negative-Positive Mode of conditions .............................................. 156 CHAPTER IV. Analytical Answers .................................................... 159 1. Wholesome Triad (Kusalattikaṃ) ................................................. 159 I. Dependent-On Section (Paṭiccavāro) .................................................. 159 Positive mode of conditions (Classifications) ................................... 159 Positive mode of conditions (Enumerations) .................................... 181 Negative mode of conditions (Classifications) .................................. 185 Negative mode of conditions (Enumerations) .................................. 196 Positive-Negative mode of conditions ............................................... 201 Negative-Positive mode of conditions ............................................... 212 II. Conascent-With Section (Sahajātavāro) ............................................ 219 III. Conditioned-By Section (Paccayavāro) ............................................ 219 Positive mode of conditions (Classifications) ................................... 219 v Table of Contents Positive mode of conditions (Enumerations) ....................................234 Negative mode of conditions (Classifications) ..................................236 Negative mode of conditions (Enumerations) ..................................249 Positive-Negative mode of conditions ...............................................253 Negative-Positive mode of conditions ...............................................258 IV. Supported-By Section (Nissayavāro) ................................................264 V. Conjoined-With Section (Saṃsaṭṭhavāro) ..........................................264 Positive mode of conditions (Classifications) ...................................265 Positive mode of conditions (Enumerations) ....................................269 Negative mode of conditions (Classifications) ..................................269 Negative mode of conditions (Enumerations) ..................................271 Positive-Negative mode of conditions ...............................................274 Negative-Positive mode of conditions ...............................................278 VI. Associated-With Section (Sampayuttavāro)