• Paṭṭhānapakaraṇa

19. Past Object Triplet

I. “Dependent” Chapter

1. Conditions: Positive—(i) Classification Chapter

Root 3

  1. Dependent on state with past object (atītārammaṇa), arises state with past object by root condition.
    1. Dependent on one aggregate with past object, arise three aggregates … dependent on two aggregates, arise two aggregates;
    2. At the moment of conception, dependent on one aggregate with past object, arise three aggregates … dependent on two aggregates, arise two aggregates. (1)
  2. Dependent on state with future object (anāgatārammaṇa), arises state with future object by root condition.
    Dependent on one aggregate with future object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates. (1)
  3. Dependent on state with present object (paccuppannārammaṇa), arises state with present object by root condition.
    1. Dependent on one aggregate with present object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates;
    2. At the moment of conception, dependent on one aggregate with present object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates. (1)

Object, etc. 3

Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by object condition … by predominance condition. (No conception in predominance.) … by proximity condition … by contiguity condition … by conascence condition … by mutuality condition … by dependence condition … by strong-dependence condition … by prenascence condition … by repetition condition. (No conception in prenascence and repetition.) … by kamma condition … by resultant condition. (One resultant aggregate with past object; complete three questions also. Include both “during life” and “conception” .) … by nutriment condition … by faculty condition … by jhāna condition … by path condition … by association condition … by dissociation condition … by presence condition … by absence condition … by disappearance condition … by non-disappearance condition …

1. Conditions: Positive—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

With root 3, object 3, predominance 3 … (all three) … disappearance 3, non-disappearance 3. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Positive

2. Conditions: Negative—(i) Classification Chapter

Not-root 3

  1. Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-root condition.
    1. Dependent on one rootless aggregate with past object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates …
    2. At the moment of rootless conception …
    3. Dependent on doubt-accompanied or restlessness-accompanied aggregates, arises doubt-accompanied or restlessness-accompanied delusion. (1)
  2. Dependent on state with future object, arises state with future object by not-root condition.
    Dependent on one rootless aggregate with future object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates … dependent on doubt-accompanied or restlessness-accompanied aggregates, arises doubt-accompanied or restlessness-accompanied delusion. (1)
  3. Dependent on state with present object, arises state with present object by not-root condition.
    1. Dependent on one rootless aggregate with present object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates …
    2. At the moment of rootless conception …
    3. Dependent on doubt-accompanied or restlessness-accompanied aggregates, arises doubt-accompanied or restlessness-accompanied delusion. (1)

Not-predominance 3

Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-predominance condition. (The same as conascence in Positive.)

Not-prenascence 3

  1. Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-prenascence condition.
    1. In the immaterial plane, dependent on one aggregate with past object … two aggregates …
    2. At the moment of conception … (1)
  2. Dependent on state with future object, arises state with future object by not-prenascence condition.
    In the immaterial plane, dependent on one aggregate with future object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates … (1)
  3. Dependent on state with present object, arises state with present object by not-prenascence condition.
    At the moment of conception, dependent on one aggregate with present object … two aggregates … (1)

Not-postnascence, etc. 3

  1. Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-postnascence condition … by not-repetition condition. (The same as not-predominance.) … by not-kamma condition.
    Dependent on aggregates with past object, arises volition with past object. (1)
  2. Dependent on state with future object, arises state with future object by not-kamma condition.
    Dependent on aggregates with future object, arises volition with future object. (1)
  3. Dependent on state with present object, arises state with present object by not-kamma condition.
    Dependent on aggregates with present object, arises volition with present object. (1)

Not-resultant 3

Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-resultant condition … (No conception in not-resultant.)

Not-jhāna 1

Dependent on state with present object, arises state with present object by not-jhāna condition.

Dependent on one five-fold consciousness-accompanied aggregate, arise three aggregates … two aggregates … (1)

Not-path 3

Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-path condition.

Dependent on one rootless aggregate with past object, arise three aggregates … (The same as not-root. Three questions. No delusion.)

Not-dissociation 2

  1. Dependent on state with past object, arises state with past object by not-dissociation condition.
    In the immaterial plane, dependent on one aggregate with past object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates … (1)
  2. Dependent on state with future object, arises state with future object by not-dissociation condition.
    In the immaterial plane, dependent on one aggregate with future object, arise three aggregates … two aggregates … (1)

2. Conditions: Negative—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

With not-root 3, not-predominance, not-prenascence, not-postnascence, not-repetition, not-kamma, not-resultant 3, not-jhāna 1, not-path 3, not-dissociation 2. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative

3. Conditions: Positive-Negative

Root By Twos

With root condition, not-predominance 3, not-prenascence, not-postnascence, not-repetition, not-kamma, not-resultant 3, not-dissociation 2. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Positive-Negative

4. Conditions: Negative-Positive

(Not-root By Twos)

With not-root condition, object 3 … (All three.) … non-disappearance 3. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative-Positive

End of “Dependent” Chapter

(The “Conascent”, “Conditioned”, “Supported”, “Conjoined” and “Associated” Chapters are also the same as the “Dependent” Chapter.)

VII. “Investigation” Chapter

1. Conditions: Positive—(i) Classification Chapter

Root 3

  1. State with past object (atītārammaṇa) is related to state with past object by root condition.
    1. Roots with past object are related to (their) associated aggregates by root condition;
    2. At the moment of conception, roots with past object are related to (their) associated aggregates by root condition. (1)
  2. State with future object is related to state with future object by root condition.
    Roots with future object are related to (their) associated aggregates by root condition. (1)
  3. State with present object is related to state with present object by root condition.
    1. Roots with present object are related to (their) associated aggregates by root condition;
    2. At the moment of conception, roots with present object are related to (their) associated aggregates by root condition. (1)

Object 9

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object by object condition.
    (One) reviews past infinity of consciousness, reviews neither-perception-nor-non-perception. (One) reviews past knowledge of supernormal power with past object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds … knowledge of remembrance of past existences, reviews knowledge | of rebirths according to one‘s kamma. The Noble persons review the eradicated defilements with past object, review the uneradicated defilements, know the defilements addicted to before.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past aggregates with past object; enjoys and delights in (those aggregates). Taking them as object, arises lust with past object … wrong views … doubt … restlessness, arises grief. Past aggregates with past object are related to 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. State with past object is related to state with future object by object condition.
    (One) reviews future infinity of consciousness, reviews neither-perception-nor-non-perception. (One) reviews future knowledge of supernormal power with past object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds … knowledge of remembrance of past existences, reviews knowledge of rebirths according to one‘s kamma.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence … of future aggregates with past object; enjoys and delights in (those aggregates). Taking them as object, arises lust with future object … arises grief. Future aggregates with past object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of future existences, advertence by object condition. (2)
  3. State with past object is related to state with present object by object condition.
    By the knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, (one) knows the other being‘s present mind with past object. Present aggregates with past object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, advertence by object condition. (3)
  4. State with future object is related to state with future object by object condition.
    (One) reviews future knowledge of supernormal power with future object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds … knowledge of future existences.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence … of future aggregates with future object; enjoys and delights in (those aggregates). Taking them as object, arises lust with future object … arises grief. Future aggregates with future object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of future existences, advertence by object condition. (1)
  5. State with future object is related to state with past object by object condition.
    (One) reviews past knowledge of supernormal power with future object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds … knowledge of future existences. The Noble persons review the eradicated defilements with future object, review the uneradicated defilements, know the defilements addicted to before.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence … of past aggregates with future object; enjoys and delights in (those aggregates). Taking them as object, arises lust with past object … arises grief. Past aggregates with future object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of remembrance of past existences, knowledge of rebirths according to one‘s kamma, advertence by object condition. (2)
  6. State with future object is related to state with present object by object condition.
    By the knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, (one) knows the other being‘s present mind with future object. Present aggregates with future object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, advertence by object condition. (3)
  7. State with present object is related to state with present object by object condition.
    By the knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, (one) knows the other being‘s present mind with present object. Present aggregates with present object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, advertence by object condition. (1)
  8. State with present object is related to state with past object by object condition.
    (One) reviews past divine-eye, reviews divine-ear element, reviews past knowledge of supernormal power with present object, reviews knowledge of penetration into others’ minds. The Noble persons review the eradicated defilements with present object, review the uneradicated defilements, know the defilements addicted to before.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence … of past aggregates with present object; enjoys and delights in (those aggregates). Taking them as object, arises lust with past object … arises grief. Past aggregates with present object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of remembrance of past existences, knowledge of rebirths according to one‘s kamma, advertence by object condition. (2)
  9. State with present object is related to state with future object by object condition.
    (One) reviews future divine-eye, reviews divine-ear element, reviews future knowledge of supernormal power with present object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds.
    (One) practises insight into the impermanence … of future aggregates with present object … Taking them as object, arises lust with future object … arises grief. Future aggregates with present object are related to knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, knowledge of future existences, advertence by object condition. (3)

Predominance 7

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object by predominance condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-predominance, (b) conascence-predominance.
    1. Object-predominance: (One) esteems and reviews past infinity of consciousness, esteems and reviews neither-perception-nor-non-perception. (One) esteems and reviews past knowledge of supernormal power with past object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds … knowledge of remembrance of past existences, esteems and reviews knowledge of rebirths according to one‘s kamma. (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in past aggregates with past object. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust with past object, arise wrong views.
    2. Conascence-predominance: Predominance with past object is related to (its) associated aggregates by predominance condition. (1)
  2. State with past object is related to state with future object by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: (One) esteems and … future infinity of consciousness … neither-perception-nor-non-perception. (One) esteems and … future knowledge of supernormal power with past object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds … knowledge of remembrance of past existences … knowledge of rebirths according to one‘s kamma. (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in future aggregates with past object. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust with future object, arise wrong views. (2)
  3. State with future object is related to state with future object by predominance condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-predominance, (b) conascence-predominance.
    1. Object-predominance: (One) esteems and … future knowledge of supernormal power with future object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, esteems and reviews knowledge of future existences. (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in future aggregates with future object. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust with future object, arise wrong views.
    2. Conascence-predominance: Predominance with future object is related to (its) associated aggregates by predominance condition. (1)
  4. State with future object is related to state with past object by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: (One) esteems and … past knowledge of supernormal power with future object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds, esteems and … knowledge of future existences. (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in past aggregates with future object. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust with past object, arise wrong views. (2)
  5. State with present object is related to state with present object by predominance condition.
    Conascence-predominance: Predominance with present object is related to (its) associated aggregates by predominance condition. (1)
  6. State with present object is related to state with past object by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: (One) esteems and reviews past divine-eye, esteems and reviews divine-ear element, esteems and … past knowledge of supernormal power with present object, esteems and … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds. (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in past aggregates with present object. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust with past object, arise wrong views. (2)
  7. State with present object is related to state with future object by predominance condition.
    Object-predominance: (One) esteems and reviews future divine-eye, esteems and … divine-ear element, esteems and … future knowledge of supernormal power with present object, esteems and … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds. (One) esteems, enjoys and delights in future aggregates with present object. Taking them as estimable object, arises lust with future object, arise wrong views. (3)

Proximity 7

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object by proximity condition.
    Preceding aggregates with past object are related to subsequent aggregates with past object by proximity condition. (1)
  2. State with past object is related to state with future object by proximity condition.
    Life-continuum with past object is related to advertence with future object by proximity condition. (2)
  3. State with past object is related to state with present object by proximity condition.
    Death-consciousness with past object is related to rebirth-consciousness with present object by proximity condition. Life-continuum with past object is related to advertence with present object by proximity condition. (3)
  4. State with future object is related to state with future object by proximity condition.
    Preceding aggregates with future object are related to subsequent aggregates with future object by proximity condition. (1)
  5. State with future object is related to state with past object by proximity condition.
    Knowledge of supernormal power with future object to emergence with past object … knowledge of penetration into others’ minds to emergence with past object … knowledge of future existences to emergence with past object … aggregates with future object are related to emergence with past object by proximity condition. (2)
  6. State with present object is related to state with present object by proximity condition.
    Preceding aggregates with present object are related to subsequent aggregates with present object by proximity condition. Rebirth-consciousness with present object to life-continuum with present object … life-continuum with present object is related to life-continuum with present object by proximity condition. (1)
  7. State with present object is related to state with past object by proximity condition.
    Rebirth-consciousness with present object to life-continuum with past object … life-continuum with present object to life-continuum with past object … aggregates with present object are related to | emergence with past object by proximity condition. (2)

Contiguity 7

State with past object is related to state with past object by contiguity condition. (The same as proximity.)

Conascence, etc. 3

State with past object is related to state with past object by conascence condition … by mutuality condition … by dependence condition. [The three Conditions are also the same as (those) in the “Dependent” Chapter.]

Strong-dependence 9

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object 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: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past object by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  2. State with past object is related to state with future object 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: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of future object by strong-dependence condition. (2)
  3. State with past object is related to state with present object by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) proximity-strong-dependence, (b) natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of present object by strong-dependence condition. (3)
  4. State with future object is related to state with future object 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: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of future object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of future object by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  5. State with future object is related to state with past object 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: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of future object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past object by strong-dependence condition. (2)
  6. State with future object is related to state with present object by strong-dependence condition.
    Natural strong-dependence: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of future object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of present object by strong-dependence condition. (3)
  7. State with present object is related to state with present object by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) proximity-strong-dependence, (b) natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of present object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of present object by strong-dependence condition. (1)
  8. State with present object is related to state with past object 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: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of present object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of past object by strong-dependence condition. (2)
  9. State with present object is related to state with future object by strong-dependence condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) object-strong-dependence, (b) | natural strong-dependence …
    1. Natural strong-dependence: Contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of present object is related to contemplation of impermanence, suffering and impersonality of future object by strong-dependence condition. (3)

Repetition 3

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object by repetition condition.
    Preceding aggregates with past object are related to subsequent aggregates with past object by repetition condition. (1)
  2. State with future object is related to state with future object by repetition condition.
    Preceding aggregates with future object are related to subsequent aggregates with future object by repetition condition. (1)
  3. State with present object is related to state with present object by repetition condition.
    Preceding aggregates with present object are related to subsequent aggregates with present object by repetition condition. (1)

Kamma 9

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object by kamma condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) conascence(-kamma), (b) asynchronous (kamma).
      1. Conascent volition with past object is related to (its) associated aggregates by kamma condition;
      2. At the moment of conception …
    2. Asynchronous volition with past object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with past object by kamma condition. (1)
  2. State with past object is related to state with future object by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous volition with past object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with future object by kamma condition. (2)
  3. State with past object is related to state with present object by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous volition with past object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with present object by kamma condition. (3)
  4. State with future object is related to state with future object by kamma condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) conascence(-kamma), (b) asynchronous (kamma).
    1. Conascent volition with future object is related to (its) associated aggregates by kamma condition.
    2. Asynchronous volition with future object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with future object by kamma condition. (1)
  5. State with future object is related to state with past object by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous volition with future object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with past object by kamma condition. (2)
  6. State with future object is related to state with present object by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous volition with future object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with present object by kamma condition. (3)
  7. State with present object is related to state with present object by kamma condition.
    (It is of two kinds, namely:) (a) conascence(-kamma), (b) asynchronous (kamma).
      1. Conascent volition with present object is related to (its) associated aggregates by kamma condition.
      2. At the moment of conception …
    2. Asynchronous volition with present object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with present object by kamma condition. (1)
  8. State with present object is related to state with past object by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous volition with present object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with past object by kamma condition. (2)
  9. State with present object is related to state with future object by kamma condition.
    Asynchronous volition with present object is related to (its) resultant aggregates with future object by kamma condition. (3)

Resultant, etc.

State with past object is related to state with past object by resultant condition … by nutriment condition … by faculty condition … by jhāna condition … by path condition … by association condition … by presence condition … by absence condition … by disappearance condition … by non-disappearance condition …

1. Conditions: Positive—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

By Ones

With root 3, object 9, predominance 7, proximity 7, contiguity 7, conascence, mutuality, dependence 3, strong-dependence 9, repetition 3, kamma 9, resultant 3, nutriment 3, faculty, jhāna, path, association 3, presence 3, absence 7, disappearance 7, non-disappearance 3. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Positive

2. Selection of the Conditions for Negative 9

  1. State with past object is related to state with past object by object condition, conascence condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (1)
  2. State with past object is related to state with future object by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (2)
  3. State with past object is related to state with present object by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (3)
  4. State with future object is related to state with future object by object condition, conascence condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (1)
  5. State with future object is related to state with past object by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (2)
  6. State with future object is related to state with present object by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (3)
  7. State with present object is related to state with present object by object condition, conascence condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (1)
  8. State with present object is related to state with past object by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (2)
  9. State with present object is related to state with future object by object condition, strong-dependence condition, kamma condition. (3)

2. Conditions: Negative—(ii) Enumeration Chapter

(By Ones)

With not-root 9, not-object 9, not-predominance 9, not-proximity 9, not-contiguity 9 … (Abbreviated. All 9.) … not-disappearance 9, not-non-disappearance 9. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative

3. Conditions: Positive-Negative

Root By Twos

With root condition, not-object 3, not-predominance, not-proximity, not-contiguity, not-strong-dependence, not-prenascence, not-postnascence, not-repetition, not-kamma, not-resultant 3 … (All 3 Abbreviated.) … not-absence, not-disappearance 3. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Positive-Negative

4. Conditions: Negative-Positive

Not-root By Twos

With not-root condition, object 9, predominance 7, proximity 7, contiguity 7, conascence 3, mutuality 3, dependence 3, strong-dependence 9, repetition 3, kamma 9, resultant 3, nutriment, faculty, jhāna, path, association, presence 3, absence 7, disappearance 7, non-disappearance 3. (Enumerate thus.)

End of Negative-Positive

End of “Investigation” Chapter