• Paṭṭhānapakaraṇa

18. Past Triplet

VII. “Investigation” Chapter

1. Conditions: Positive—(i) Classification Chapter

Root 1

  1. Present state is related to present state by root condition.
    1. Present roots are related to (their) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by root condition;
    2. At the moment of conception … (1)

Object 3

  1. Past state is related to present state by object condition.
    After having offered an offering, having undertaken precepts … the duty of observance, (one) reviews it. (One) reviews (such acts) formerly well done. Having emerged from jhāna, (one) reviews the jhāna. The Noble persons, having emerged from Path, review the Path, review the Fruition, review the eradicated defilements, review the uneradicated defilements, know the defilements addicted to before.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of the past eye … arises grief … past ear … nose … tongue | … body … visible object … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (heart-)base … (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past aggregates; enjoys and delights in (those aggregates). Taking them as object, arises lust, arise wrong views … doubt … restlessness, arises grief.
    Infinity of space is related to infinity of consciousness by object condition. Nothingness is related to neither-perception-nor-non-perception by object condition. Past aggregates are related to knowledge of supernormal power, knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of remembrance of past existences, knowledge of rebirths according to one‘s kamma, advertence by object condition. (1)
  2. Future state is related to present state by object condition.
    Future eye … (heart-)base … into the impermanence … of future aggregates … arises grief. Future aggregates are related to knowledge of supernormal power, knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of future existences, advertence by object condition. (1)
  3. Present state is related to present state by object condition.
    Present eye … body … visible object … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (heart-)base … into the impermanence … of present 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 … Present aggregates are related to knowledge of supernormal power, advertence by object condition. (1)

Predominance 3

  1. Past state is related to present state by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: After having offered an offering, having undertaken precepts … (One) esteems and reviews (such acts) formerly well done. Having emerged from jhāna, (one) esteems and reviews the jhāna. The Noble persons, having emerged from Path, esteem and review the Path, esteem and review the Fruition. Past eye … body … visible object … sound … smell … taste … tangible object … (heart-)base … (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in past aggregates. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust, arise wrong views. (1)
  2. Future state is related to present state by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: Future eye … (heart-)base … (One) esteems, | enjoys and delights in future aggregates. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust, arise wrong views. (1)
  3. Present state is related to present state by predominance condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-predominance, (b) conascence-predominance.
    1. Object-predominance: Present eye … (heart-)base … (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in present aggregates. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust, arise wrong views.
    2. Conascence-predominance: Present predominance is related to (its) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by predominance condition. (1)

Proximity 1

  1. Past state is related to present state by proximity condition.
    Preceding past aggregates are related to subsequent present aggregates by proximity condition. Adaptation to change-of-lineage; adaptation to purification; change-of-lineage to Path; purification to Path; Path to Fruition; Fruition to Fruition; adaptation to the attainment of Fruition; for one emerging from the attainment of Extinction, neither-perception-nor-non-perception is related to the attainment of Fruition by proximity condition. (1)

Contiguity 1

  1. Past state is related to present state by contiguity condition. (The same as proximity.) (1)

Conascence, etc. 1

  1. Present state is related to present state by conascence condition … by mutuality condition … by dependence condition … (Abbreviated.) (1)

Strong-dependence 3

  1. Past state is related to present state by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of three kinds, namely:) (a) object-strong-dependence, (b) proximity-strong-dependence, (c) natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: By the strong-dependence of past confidence, (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts, fulfils | the duty of observance, develops jhāna … insight … Path … superknowledge, develops attainment; arouses conceit, adopts wrong views … past precept … wisdom … lust … wish … bodily happiness … By the strong-dependence of bodily pain, (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts … the duty of observance … develops attainment, kills a living being … causes schism in the Saṅgha. Past confidence … wisdom, lust … wish, bodily happiness, bodily pain is related to present confidence … wisdom, lust … wish … the attainment of Fruition by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  2. Future state is related to present 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 fullness of future eye … fullness of ear … fullness of nose … fullness of tongue … fullness of body … fullness of colour … fullness of sound … fullness of smell … fullness of taste … Wishing for the fullness of tangible object … Wishing for future aggregates, (one) offers an offering, undertakes precepts … the duty of observance. Fullness of future eye … fullness of colour … fullness of tangible object, future aggregates is related to present confidence … wisdom, bodily happiness, bodily pain, Path, the attainment of Fruition by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  3. Present state is related to present 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 present temperature, (one) develops jhāna … insight … present food … By the strong-dependence of lodging-place, (one) develops jhāna … develops attainment. Present temperature, food, lodging-place is related to present confidence … wisdom, bodily … the attainment of Fruition by strong-dependence condition. (1)

Prenascence 1

  1. Present state is related to present state by prenascence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-prenascence, (b) base-prenascence.
    1. Object-prenascence: Eye … into the impermanence … of the | (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 prenascence condition.
    2. Base-prenascence: Eye-base to eye-consciousness … body-base to body-consciousness … (heart-)base is related to present aggregates by prenascence condition. (1)

Postnascence 1

  1. Present state is related to present state by postnascence condition.
    Postnascent present aggregates are related to this prenascent body by postnascence condition. (1)

Repetition 1

  1. Past state is related to present state by repetition condition.
    Preceding past aggregates are related to subsequent present aggregates by repetition condition. Adaptation to change-of-lineage; adaptation to purification; change-of-lineage to Path; purification is related to Path by repetition condition. (1)

Kamma 2

  1. Past state is related to present state by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous past volition is related to present resultant aggregates and kamma-produced matter by kamma condition. (1)
  2. Present state is related to present state by kamma condition.
    1. Present volition is related to (its) associated aggregates and mind-produced matter by kamma condition;
    2. At the moment of conception, present volition is related to (its) associated aggregates and kamma-produced matter by kamma condition. (1)

Resultant 1

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

Nutriment, etc. 1

  1. Present state is related to present state by nutriment condition … by faculty condition … 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 present aggregates are related to mind-produced matter by dissociation condition;
      2. At the moment of conception, present aggregates are related to kamma-produced matter by dissociation condition; aggregates are related to (heart-)base by dissociation condition; (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 present aggregates by dissociation condition.
    3. Postnascent present aggregates are related to this prenascent body by dissociation condition. (1)

Presence 1

  1. Present state is related to present state by presence condition. [The same as presence (condition) in the Arisen Triplet.] (1)

Absence, Disappearance, Non-disappearance 1

Past state is related to present state by absence condition … by disappearance condition …

Present state is related to present state by non-disappearance condition …

1. Conditions: Positive—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

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

End of Positive

2. Selection of the Conditions for Negative 3

  1. Past state is related to present state by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (1)
  2. Future state is related to present state by object condition, strong-dependence condition. (1)
  3. Present state is related to present state by object condition, conascence condition, strong-dependence condition, prenascence condition, postnascence condition, nutriment condition, faculty condition. (1)

2. Conditions: Negative—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

With not-root 3, not-object 3, not-predominance 3, not-proximity 3 … not-association 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-predominance, not-proximity, not-contiguity, not-mutuality, not-strong-dependence … not-association, not-dissociation, 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, proximity, contiguity, conascence, mutuality, dependence 1, strong-dependence 3, prenascence 1, postnascence, repetition 1, kamma 2, resultant 1. (For these sections it is only 1.) … non-disappearance 1. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative-Positive

End of “Investigation” Chapter