• Paṭṭhānapakaraṇa

17. Arisen Triplet

VII. “Investigation” Chapter

1. Conditions: Positive—(i) Classification Chapter

Root 1

  1. Arisen (uppanna) state is related to arisen state by root condition.
    1. Arisen roots are related to (their) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by root condition;
    2. At the moment of conception, arisen roots are related to (their) associated aggregates and kamma-produced matter by root condition. (1)

Object 3

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by object condition.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of the arisen eye; enjoys and delights in (the eye). Taking it as object, arises lust, arise wrong views … doubt … restlessness, arises grief … arises ear … nose … tongue … body … visible object … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (heart-)base … (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of arisen aggregates … arises grief.
    By the power of divine-eye, (one) sees a visible object. By the power of divine-ear element, (one) hears a sound. Visible object-base to eye-consciousness … tangible object-base to body-consciousness … Arisen aggregates are related to knowledge of supernormal power, advertence by object condition. (1)
  2. State not arisen (anuppanna) is related to arisen state by object condition.
    Visible object not arisen … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of aggregates not arisen … arises grief. Aggregates not arisen are related to knowledge of supernormal power, knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of future existences, advertence by object condition. (1)
  3. State bound to arise (uppādin) is related to arisen state by object condition.
    Eye bound to arise … body … visible object … smell … taste … tangible object … (heart-)base … into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of aggregates bound to arise … arises grief. Aggregates bound to arise are related to knowledge of supernormal power, knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of future existences, advertence by object condition. (1)

Predominance 3

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by predominance condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-predominance, (b) conascence-predominance.
    1. Object-predominance: (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in the arisen eye. Taking it as estimable object, arises lust, arise wrong views … arisen ear … nose … tongue … body … visible object … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (heart-)base … (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in arisen aggregates. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust …
    2. Conascence-predominance: Arisen predominance is related to (its) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by predominance condition. (1)
  2. State not arisen is related to arisen state by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: Visible object not arisen … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in aggregates not arisen. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust, arise wrong views. (1)
  3. State bound to arise is related to arisen state by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: Eye bound to arise … body … visible object … tangible object … (heart-)base … (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in aggregates bound to arise. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust, arise wrong views. (1)

Conascence 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by conascence condition.
    1. One arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates and mind-produced matter by conascence condition … two aggregates are related to two aggregates and mind-produced matter by conascence condition;
    2. At the moment of conception, one arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates and kamma-produced matter by conascence condition … two aggregates are related to two aggregates and kamma-produced matter by conascence condition; aggregates are related to (heart-)base by conascence condition; (heart-)base is related to aggregates by conascence condition;
    3. One great primary is related to three great primaries by conascence condition … two great primaries … great primaries are related to mind-produced and kamma-produced derived matter by conascence condition;
    4. External … nutriment-produced … temperature-produced … one great primary of non-percipient beings … two great primaries … great primaries are related to kamma-produced derived matter by conascence condition. (1)

Mutuality 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by mutuality condition.
    1. One arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates by mutuality condition … two aggregates …
    2. At the moment of conception, one arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates and (heart-)base by mutuality condition … two aggregates … aggregates are related to (heart-)base by mutuality condition; (heart-)base is related to aggregates by mutuality condition;
    3. One great primary … External … nutriment-produced … temperature-produced … one great primary of non-percipient beings is related to three great primaries by mutuality condition … two great primaries … (1)

Dependence 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by dependence condition,
    1. One arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates and mind produced matter by dependence condition … two aggregates …
    2. At the moment of conception … aggregates to (heart-)base … (heart-)base to aggregates …
    3. One great primary … External … nutriment-produced … temperature-produced … one great primary of non-percipient beings … great primaries to kamma-produced derived matter …
    4. Eye-base to eye-consciousness … body-base to body-consciousness … (heart-)base is related to arisen aggregates by dependence condition. (1)

Strong-dependence 3

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-strong-dependence, (b) natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: By the strong-dependence of arisen temperature (uppannaṃ utuṃ upanissāya), (one) develops jhāna … insight … Path … superknowledge, develops attainment; arouses conceit, adopts wrong views … arisen food … By the strong-dependence of lodging-place, (one) develops jhāna … insight … Path … superknowledge, develops attainment; arouses conceit, adopts wrong views. Arisen temperature, food, lodging-place is related to arisen confidence | … wisdom, bodily happiness, bodily pain, Path, the attainment of Fruition by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  2. State not arisen is related to arisen state by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-strong-dependence, (b) natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: Wishing for the fullness of colour not arisen (anuppannaṃ vaṇṇasampadaṃ patthayamāno), (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts, fulfils the duty of observance. Wishing for the fullness of sound not arisen … fullness of smell … fullness of taste … fullness of tangible object … Wishing for aggregates not arisen, (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts, fulfils the duty of observance. Fullness of colour not arisen … aggregates not arisen is related to arisen confidence … wisdom, bodily happiness, bodily pain, Path, the attainment of Fruition by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  3. State bound to arise is related to arisen state by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-strong-dependence, (b) natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: Wishing for the fullness of eye bound to arise (uppādiṃ cakkhusampadaṃ patthayamāno), (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts, fulfils the duty of observance … fullness of ear bound to arise … fullness of body … fullness of colour … fullness of smell … fullness of taste … fullness of tangible object … Wishing for aggregates bound to arise, (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts, fulfils the duty of observance. Fullness of eye bound to arise … fullness of body, fullness of colour … fullness of tangible object, aggregates bound to arise is related to arisen confidence … wisdom, bodily happiness, bodily pain, Path, the attainment of Fruition by strong-dependence condition. (1)

Prenascence 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by prenascence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-prenascence, (b) base-prenascence.
    1. Object-prenascence: Eye … (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of the (heart-)base; enjoys and delights in [the (heart-)base]. Taking it as object, arises lust … arises grief. By the power of divine-eye, (one) sees a visible object. By the | power of divine-eye, (one) sees a visible object. By the power of divine-ear element, (one) hears a sound. Visible object-base to eye-consciousness … tangible object-base is related to body-consciousness by prenascence condition.
    2. Base-prenascence: Eye-base to eye-consciousness … (heart-)base is related to arisen aggregates by prenascence condition. (1)

Postnascence 1

Arisen state is related to arisen state by postnascence condition.

Postnascent arisen aggregates are related to this prenascent body by postnascence condition. (1)

Kamma 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by kamma condition.
    1. Arisen volition is related to (its) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by kamma condition;
    2. At the moment of conception, arisen volition is related to (its) associated aggregates and kamma-produced matter by kamma condition. (1)

Resultant 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by resultant condition.
    1. One resultant arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates and mind-produced matter by resultant condition … two aggregates …
    2. At the moment of conception, one arisen aggregate to three aggregates and kamma-produced matter … two aggregates … aggregates are related to (heart-)base by resultant condition. (1)

Nutriment 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by nutriment condition.
    1. Arisen nutriments are related to (their) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by nutriment condition;
    2. At the moment of conception …
    3. Edible food is related to this body by nutriment condition. (1)

Faculty 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by faculty condition.
    1. Arisen faculties are related to (their) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by faculty condition;
    2. At the moment of conception …
    3. Eye-faculty to eye-consciousness … body-faculty to body-consciousness …
    4. Physical life-faculty is related to kamma-produced matter by faculty condition. (1)

Jhāna, etc. 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by jhāna condition … by path condition … by association condition … by dissociation condition.
    (It is of three kinds, namely:) (a) conascence, (b) prenascence, (c) postnascence.
      1. Conascent arisen aggregates are related to mind-produced matter by dissociation condition;
      2. At the moment of conception, arisen aggregates are related to kamma-produced matter by dissociation condition; aggregates to (heart-)base; (heart-)base is related to aggregates by dissociation condition;
    2. Prenascent eye-base to eye-consciousness … body-base to body-consciousness … (heart-)base is related to arisen aggregates by dissociation condition;
    3. Postnascent arisen aggregates are related to this prenascent body by dissociation condition. (1)

Presence 1

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by presence condition.
    (It is of five kinds, namely:) (a) conascence, (b) prenascence, (c) postnascence, (d) nutriment, (e) faculty.
      1. One conascent arisen aggregate is related to three aggregates and mind-produced matter by presence condition … two aggregates …
      2. At the moment of conception …
      3. One great primary … External … nutriment-produced … temperature-produced … non-percipient beings …
    2. (Object-) prenascence: Impermanence … of eye(-base) … impermanence … of (heart-)base … arises grief. By the power of divine-eye, (one) sees a visible object. By the power of divine-ear element, (one) hears a sound. Visible object-base to eye-consciousness … tangible object-base is related to body-consciousness by presence condition.
      (Base-)prenascence:Eye-base to eye-consciousness … body-base to body-consciousness … (heart-)base is related to arisen aggregates by presence condition.
    3. Postnascent arisen aggregates are related to this prenascent body by presence condition.
    4. Edible food is related to this body by presence condition.
    5. Physical life-faculty is related to kamma-produced matter by presence condition. (1)

Non-disappearance 1

Arisen state is related to arisen state by non-disappearance condition …

1. Conditions: Positive—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

With root 1, object 3, predominance 3, conascence 1, mutuality 1, dependence 1, strong-dependence 3, prenascence 1, postnascence,

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2. Selection of the Conditions for Negative 3

  1. Arisen state is related to arisen state by object condition, conascence condition, strong-dependence condition, prenascence condition, postnascence condition, nutriment condition, faculty condition. (1)
  2. State not arisen is related to arisen state by object condition, strong-dependence condition. (1)
  3. State bound to arise is related to arisen state by object condition, strong-dependence condition. (1)

2. Conditions: Negative—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

With not-root 3, not-object 3, not-predominance 3 … not-dissociation 3, not-presence 2, not-absence 3, not-disappearance 3, not-non-disappearance 2. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative

3. Conditions: Positive-Negative

(Root By Twos)

With root condition, not-object 1 … not-absence, not-disappearance 1. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Positive-Negative

4. Conditions: Negative-Positive

(Not-root By Twos)

With not-root condition, object 3, predominance 3, conascence 1, mutuality 1, dependence 1, strong-dependence 3, prenascence 1, postnascence 1, kamma, resultant, nutriment, faculty, jhāna, path, association, dissociation, presence, non-disappearance 1. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative-Positive