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Having made the knowledge of past lives important, one reviews it, enjoys it, delights in it. Having made it important, lust arises, wrong view arises. ... Having made the knowledge of passing away and reappearing according to kamma important, one reviews it, enjoys it, delights in it. Having made it important, lust arises, wrong view arises. ... Having made the knowledge of future events important, one reviews it, enjoys it, delights in it. Having made it important, lust arises, wrong view arises. Having made the form-sphere aggregates important, one enjoys them, delights in them. Having made them important, lust arises, wrong view arises. Predominance of co-arising – The predominance of the form-sphere is a condition by way of predominance for mind-originated forms. A form-sphere phenomenon is a condition by way of predominance for a form-sphere phenomenon and for a non-form-sphere phenomenon. Predominance of co-arising – The predominance of the form-sphere is a condition by way of predominance for co-associated aggregates and for mind-originated forms. (3) 249. A non-form-sphere phenomenon is a condition by way of predominance for a non-form-sphere phenomenon – predominance of object, predominance of co-arising. Predominance of object – Having made generosity important, one reviews it, enjoys it, delights in it. Having made it important, lust arises, wrong view arises. ... Having made morality important, one reviews it, enjoys it, delights in it. Having made it important, lust arises, wrong view arises. ... Having made the Uposatha observance important, one reviews it, enjoys it, delights in it. Having made it important, lust arises, wrong view arises. ... Having made previously well-practiced deeds important, one reviews them, enjoys them, delights in them. Having made them important, lust arises, wrong view arises. Having risen from the noble paths, having made the path important, they review it. ... Having made the fruit important, they review it. ... Having made Nibbāna important, they review it. Nibbāna is a condition by way of predominance for the change-of-lineage, for purification, for the path, for the fruit. Having made the eye important, ... Having made the base important, having made the non-form-sphere aggregates important, one enjoys them, delights in them. Having made them important, lust arises, wrong view arises. Having made the sphere of infinite space important, one reviews it. ... Having made the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception important, one reviews it. Predominance of co-arising – The predominance of the non-form-sphere is a condition by way of predominance for co-associated aggregates and for mind-originated... And of bases and forms by way of the dominance condition is a condition. (1) Beginning with the Contiguity Condition 250. A form-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a form-sphere phenomenon by way of the contiguity condition – Previous, previous form-sphere aggregates are a condition for later, later form-sphere aggregates by way of the contiguity condition. A form-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a non-form-sphere phenomenon by way of the contiguity condition – A form-sphere death-consciousness is a condition for a non-form-sphere rebirth-consciousness by way of the contiguity condition; A form-sphere life-continuum for advertence... Form-sphere aggregates are a condition for the arising of a non-form-sphere (state) by way of the contiguity condition. (2) 251. A non-form-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a non-form-sphere phenomenon by way of the contiguity condition – Previous, previous non-form-sphere aggregates are a condition for later, later non-form-sphere aggregates by way of the contiguity condition; Adaptation for the change-of-lineage... and so on... The sphere of neither perception nor non-perception for the attainment of fruition by way of the contiguity condition. A non-form-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a form-sphere phenomenon by way of the contiguity condition – A non-form-sphere death-consciousness is a condition for a form-sphere rebirth-consciousness by way of the contiguity condition; Non-form-sphere aggregates are a condition for the arising of a form-sphere (state) by way of the contiguity condition; The preparatory work for the first jhana is a condition for the first jhana by way of the contiguity condition... and so on... for the fourth jhana... and so on... for the divine eye... and so on... for the divine ear element... and so on... for the knowledge of psychic powers... and so on... for the knowledge of others' minds... and so on... for the knowledge of past lives... and so on... for the knowledge of beings' destinies according to their karma... and so on... for the knowledge of future events, the preparatory work for the knowledge of future events is a condition by way of the contiguity condition. (2) By way of the immediate contiguity condition is a condition... By way of the co-nascence condition is a condition... (seven types) By way of the mutuality condition is a condition... (six types) By way of the support condition is a condition... (seven types). The Strong Dependence Condition 252. A form-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a form-sphere phenomenon by way of the strong dependence condition – ana ...immediate strong dependence, natural strong dependence... Natural strong dependence: Relying on rūpāvacara faith, one produces rūpāvacara jhāna, supernormal knowledge... attainment. Relying on rūpāvacara morality... wisdom, one produces rūpāvacara jhāna... supernormal knowledge... attainment. Rūpāvacara faith... wisdom is a condition by strong dependence for rūpāvacara faith... wisdom. The first jhāna is a condition by strong dependence for the second jhāna. The second jhāna for the third jhāna... The third jhāna is a condition by strong dependence for the fourth jhāna. (1) Rūpāvacara dhamma is a condition by strong dependence for narūpāvacara dhamma: object strong dependence, immediate strong dependence, natural strong dependence... Natural strong dependence: Relying on rūpāvacara faith, one gives a gift, observes morality... performs Uposatha duties. Rūpāvacara jhāna... insight... path... attainment is produced. One cultivates conceit, grasps wrong view. Relying on rūpāvacara morality... wisdom, one gives a gift... cultivates conceit, grasps wrong view. Rūpāvacara faith... wisdom is a condition by strong dependence for narūpāvacara faith... wisdom... for lust... aspiration... for bodily pleasure... for bodily pain... for the path, for the attainment of fruition. (2) 253. Narūpāvacara dhamma is a condition by strong dependence for narūpāvacara dhamma: object strong dependence, immediate strong dependence, natural strong dependence... Natural strong dependence: Relying on narūpāvacara faith, one gives a gift... observes morality... performs Uposatha duties. Narūpāvacara jhāna... insight... path... attainment is produced. One cultivates conceit, grasps wrong view. Relying on narūpāvacara morality... wisdom, lust... food, lodging, one gives a gift... takes life... breaks up the Sangha. Narūpāvacara faith... wisdom… passion… etc. lodging, for human-realm faith… etc. for wisdom… for passion… etc. for aspiration… for bodily pleasure… for bodily pain… for the path, for the attainment of fruition it is a condition by way of decisive support. (1) A human-realm phenomenon is a condition for a fine-material-realm phenomenon by way of decisive support – immediate decisive support, natural decisive support… etc. Natural decisive support – having decisive support in human-realm faith, one produces fine-material-realm jhāna… etc. supernormal knowledge… etc. attainment; having decisive support in human-realm virtue… etc. lodging, one produces fine-material-realm jhāna… etc. supernormal knowledge… etc. attainment; human-realm faith… etc. lodging is a condition for fine-material-realm faith… etc. wisdom by way of decisive support; the preparatory work for the first jhāna is a condition for the first jhāna by way of decisive support… etc. for the fourth jhāna… etc. the preparatory work for the divine eye… etc. for the divine ear element… etc. for the knowledge of psychic powers… etc. for the knowledge of discerning minds… etc. for the knowledge of recollecting past lives… etc. for the knowledge of knowing beings' destinies according to their kamma… etc. the preparatory work for the knowledge of future events is a condition for the knowledge of future events by way of decisive support. (2) Pre-nascent Condition, etc. 254. A human-realm phenomenon is a condition for a human-realm phenomenon by way of pre-nascent condition – object pre-nascent, base pre-nascent. Object pre-nascent – the eye… etc. the base as impermanent… etc. displeasure arises; the visual object is a condition for eye-consciousness… etc. the tangible object is a condition for body-consciousness by way of pre-nascent condition. Base pre-nascent – the eye-base is a condition for eye-consciousness… etc. the body-base is a condition for body-consciousness by way of pre-nascent condition; the base is a condition for human-realm aggregates by way of pre-nascent condition. A human-realm phenomenon is a condition for a fine-material-realm phenomenon by way of pre-nascent condition – object pre-nascent, base pre-nascent. Object pre-nascent – one sees a form with the divine eye, with the divine ear He hears the sound of that element. Pre-arisen base – The base is a condition for the form-sphere aggregates by way of pre-arisen condition. (2) Is a condition by way of post-arisen condition... (in) two ways... Is a condition by way of repetition condition... (in) three ways. Beginning with Kamma condition 255. A form-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a form-sphere phenomenon by way of kamma condition – conascent, of different moments. Conascent – Form-sphere volition is a condition for its associated aggregates by way of kamma condition;