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B01031020ajjhattattikaṃ (internal)

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Noble ones review abandoned defilements, review suppressed defilements, (review) those accumulated previously… another discerns the external eye… object… the external aggregates as impermanent… displeasure arises. With the divine eye, one sees forms, with the divine ear-element, one hears sounds. With the knowledge of penetrating minds, (one knows the mind) of one endowed with an external mind… The base of infinite space is a condition by way of object-condition for the base of infinite consciousness. The base of nothingness is a condition by way of object-condition for the base of neither perception nor non-perception. The external form-base is a condition by way of object-condition for external eye-consciousness… the external tangible-base is a condition by way of object-condition for external body-consciousness… the external aggregates are a condition for the knowledge of psychic powers, for the knowledge of penetrating minds, for the knowledge of recollection of past lives, for the knowledge of the passing away and reappearance of beings according to their kamma, For the knowledge of future events, for advertence, it is a condition by way of object. (1) External phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of object condition. Noble ones reflect on Nibbāna. Nibbāna for the change of lineage, for purification, for the path, for the fruit, for advertence, is a condition by way of object. External eye... (etc.)... base... external aggregates as impermanent... (etc.)... sorrow arises. With the divine eye, one sees forms. With the divine ear element, one hears sounds. With the knowledge of penetrating minds, one knows the mind of another person. External visible object for internal eye-consciousness... (etc.)... external tangible object for internal body-consciousness... (etc.)... external aggregates for the knowledge of psychic powers, for the knowledge of penetrating minds, for the knowledge of recollecting past lives, for the knowledge of the passing away and reappearance of beings according to their kamma, for the knowledge of future events, for advertence, is a condition by way of object. (2) Condition of Predominance 30. Internal phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of predominance condition – predominance by object, co-arising predominance. Predominance by object: Having given alms, having undertaken precepts, having performed the Uposatha observance, one reflects on it, making it predominant. Having made well-practiced things in the past predominant... (etc.)... Having emerged from jhāna, making jhāna predominant... (etc.)... Having emerged from the noble path, making the path predominant... (etc.)... Making the fruit predominant, they reflect. Internal eye... (etc.)... base... Making internal aggregates predominant, one enjoys and delights in them. Making that predominant, lust arises, wrong view arises. Co-arising predominance: Internal predominance is a condition for associated aggregates and for mind-originated material phenomena by way of predominance condition. (1) Internal phenomenon is a condition for external phenomenon by way of predominance condition. Predominance by object: Another person, making internal eye... (etc.)... base... internal aggregates predominant, enjoys and delights in them. Making that predominant, lust arises, wrong view arises. (2) 31. External ph... External phenomenon is a condition by way of predominance condition – object predominance, conascence predominance. Object predominance – another, having given a gift, having undertaken morality, having performed the Uposatha observance, having made that weighty, reflects. Having made past good deeds weighty... having emerged from jhana... having emerged from the noble path, having made the path weighty... having made the fruit weighty... having made Nibbana weighty, they reflect. Nibbana is a condition for the change-of-lineage, for the purification, for the path, for the fruit, by way of predominance condition. External eye... base... having made external aggregates weighty, he enjoys, he delights, having made that weighty, lust arises, wrong view arises. Conascence predominance – external predominance is a condition for the associated aggregates and for mind-originated material forms by way of predominance condition. (1) External phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of predominance condition. Object predominance – the Noble Ones, having made Nibbana weighty, reflect. Nibbana is a condition for the change-of-lineage, for the purification, for the path, for the fruit, by way of predominance condition. External eye... base... having made external aggregates weighty, he enjoys, he delights, having made that weighty, lust... wrong view arises. (2) Contiguity Condition 32. Internal phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of contiguity condition – previous previous internal aggregates are a condition for subsequent subsequent internal aggregates by way of contiguity condition. Adaptation for the change-of-lineage, adaptation for the purification, change-of-lineage for the path, purification for the path, path for the fruit, fruit for the fruit, adaptation for the attainment of fruit, for one emerging from cessation, the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception is a condition for the attainment of fruit by way of contiguity condition. (1) External phenomenon is a condition for external phenomenon by way of contiguity condition (previous previous external is the distinction, the same course). (1) Immediacy Condition, etc. 33. Int. An internal phenomenon is a condition to an internal phenomenon by way of contiguity condition... by way of co-nascence condition... by way of mutuality condition... by way of support condition. Decisive Support Condition 34. An internal phenomenon is a condition to an internal phenomenon by way of decisive support condition - object decisive support, contiguity decisive support, natural decisive support... Natural decisive support - relying on internal faith, one gives alms, undertakes precepts, performs Uposatha duties... (develops) jhana... vipassana... the path... supernormal knowledge... attains attainments, cultivates conceit, grasps wrong view. Relying on internal morality... wisdom... greed... longing... bodily pleasure... bodily pain... season... food... lodging, one gives alms... attains attainments, kills living beings... causes schism in the Sangha. Internal faith... wisdom, greed... longing, bodily pleasure... bodily pain... lodging, are conditions to internal faith... wisdom, greed... longing, bodily pleasure, bodily pain, the path and fruit attainments by way of decisive support condition. (1) An internal phenomenon is a condition to an external phenomenon by way of decisive support condition - object decisive support, natural decisive support... Natural decisive support - another person relying on internal faith, gives alms... cultivates conceit, grasps wrong view. Another person relying on internal morality... lodging, gives alms, kills living beings... causes schism in the Sangha. Internal faith... lodging, are conditions to external faith... the path and fruit attainments by way of decisive support condition. (2) 35. An external phenomenon is a condition to an external phenomenon by way of decisive support condition - object decisive support, contiguity decisive support, natural decisive support... Natural decisive support - another person relying on external faith... longing, bodily pleasure... lodging, gives alms... ...breaks the Sangha. External faith... ...lodging through external faith... ...is a condition by way of decisive support for the attainment of fruition. (1) External phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of decisive support – object decisive support, natural decisive support... Natural decisive support: relying on external faith... ...lodging, gives a gift... ...breaks the Sangha. External faith... ...lodging is a condition for internal faith... ...for the attainment of fruition by way of decisive support. (2) Antecedent Condition 36. Internal phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of antecedent condition – object antecedent, base antecedent. Object antecedent: one discerns internal eye... ...base as impermanent, suffering, non-self... ...displeasure arises. With divine eye one sees form. With divine ear-element one hears sound. Form-base is a condition for eye-consciousness... ...touch-base for body-consciousness by way of antecedent condition. Base antecedent: Eye-base for eye-consciousness... ...body-base for body-consciousness... ...base for internal aggregates by way of antecedent condition. (1) Internal phenomenon is a condition for external phenomenon by way of antecedent condition. Object antecedent: another discerns internal eye... ...base as impermanent... ...displeasure arises. With divine eye one sees form. With divine ear-element one hears sound. Internal form-base for external eye-consciousness... ...internal touch-base for external body-consciousness by way of antecedent condition. (2) 37. External phenomenon is a condition for external phenomenon by way of antecedent condition – object antecedent, base antecedent. Object antecedent: another discerns external eye... ...base as impermanent... ...with divine eye one sees form. With divine ear-element one hears sound. External form-base for external eye-consciousness... For consciousness... ...and so on... external tangible base for external body-consciousness... ...and so on... Base-pre-arisen: external eye-base... ...and so on... body-base... ...and so on... the base is a condition for external aggregates by way of pre-arisen condition. (1) External phenomenon is a condition for internal phenomenon by way of pre-arisen condition. Object-pre-arisen: external eye... ...and so on... the base as impermanent... ...and so on... displeasure arises. With the divine eye