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The sphere of infinite space is a condition by way of object for the sphere of infinite consciousness; The sphere of nothingness is a condition by way of object for the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception. An immaterial state is a condition by way of object for a non-immaterial state – one reflects on the sphere of infinite space, the sphere of infinite consciousness...etc... the sphere of nothingness...etc... one reflects on the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception, regarding the immaterial aggregates as impermanent...etc... sorrow arises; by mind-penetrating knowledge one knows the mind of one endowed with an immaterial mind, the immaterial aggregates are a condition by way of object for mind-penetrating knowledge, for knowledge of past lives, for knowledge of the destiny of beings according to their deeds, for knowledge of future events, for advertence. (2) A non-immaterial state is a condition by way of object for a non-immaterial state – having performed generosity...etc... morality...etc... the Uposatha observance, one reflects on it, enjoys it, delights in it, concerning that, lust...etc... sorrow arises; having risen from well-practiced things in the past...etc... jhānas...etc... noble paths, they reflect on the path, they reflect on the fruit, they reflect on Nibbāna, Nibbāna is a condition by way of object for the change-of-lineage, for purification, for the path, for the fruit, for advertence; noble ones reflect on abandoned defilements, on suppressed defilements...etc... previously...etc... the eye...etc... the base regarding non-immaterial aggregates as impermanent...etc... sorrow arises, by the divine eye one sees form, by the divine ear element one hears sound, by mind-penetrating knowledge one knows the mind of one endowed with a non-immaterial mind, the visible object is a condition for eye-consciousness...etc... the tangible object is a condition for body-consciousness...etc... non-immaterial aggregates are a condition by way of object for knowledge of psychic powers, for mind-penetrating knowledge, for knowledge of past lives, for knowledge of the destiny of beings according to their deeds, for knowledge of future events, for advertence. (1) Predominance Condition 281. An immaterial state for an immaterial state Is a condition by way of the condition of predominance. Co-existent predominance – The immaterial sphere predominance is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for the associated aggregates. An immaterial sphere phenomenon is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for a non-immaterial sphere phenomenon – object predominance, co-existent predominance. Object predominance – Having made the sphere of infinite space weighty, one reflects… …Having made the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception weighty, one reflects, Having made the immaterial sphere aggregates weighty, one savors and delights in them, Having made that weighty, lust arises, wrong view arises. Co-existent predominance – The immaterial sphere predominance is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for mind-originated material phenomena. (The root should be done.) The immaterial sphere predominance is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for the associated aggregates and for mind-originated material phenomena. (3) 282. A non-immaterial sphere phenomenon is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for a non-immaterial sphere phenomenon – object predominance, co-existent predominance. Object predominance – Having performed generosity… …Morality… …The Uposatha observance, Having made that weighty, one reflects, savors, delights in it, Having made that weighty, lust arises, wrong view arises; Previous good deeds… …Meditations… …Having emerged from the noble paths, Having made the path weighty, they reflect, Having made the fruit… …Nibbāna weighty, they reflect, Nibbāna is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for the change-of-lineage, for purification, for the path, for the fruit; Having made the eye… …The base (of consciousness) and the non-immaterial sphere aggregates weighty, one savors and delights in them, Having made that weighty, lust arises, wrong view arises. Co-existent predominance – The non-immaterial sphere predominance is a condition by way of the condition of predominance for the associated aggregates and for mind-originated material phenomena. (1) Beginning with the Contiguity Condition 283. An immaterial sphere phenomenon is a condition by way of the contiguity condition for an immaterial sphere phenomenon – The preceding preceding immaterial sphere aggregates are a condition by way of contiguity for the succeeding succeeding immaterial sphere aggregates. is related by the condition of absence. An immaterial-sphere phenomenon is related to a non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon by the condition of absence – the immaterial-sphere decease consciousness to the non-immaterial-sphere rebirth consciousness, the immaterial-sphere life-continuum to advertence, the immaterial-sphere aggregates to the non-immaterial-sphere emergence, the attainment of neither-perception-nor-non-perception of one emerging from cessation is related to the fruit-attainment by the condition of absence. (2) 284. A non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon is related to a non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon by the condition of absence – the former, former non-immaterial-sphere aggregates are related to the latter, latter non-immaterial-sphere aggregates by the condition of absence; the conformable to the change-of-lineage… …the conformable to the fruit-attainment is related by the condition of absence. A non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon is related to an immaterial-sphere phenomenon by the condition of absence – the non-immaterial-sphere decease consciousness is related to the immaterial-sphere rebirth consciousness by the condition of absence; the non-immaterial-sphere aggregates are related to the immaterial-sphere emergence by the condition of absence; the preparatory for the sphere of infinite space is related to the sphere of infinite space by the condition of absence; the preparatory for the sphere of infinite consciousness… …the preparatory for the sphere of nothingness… …the preparatory for the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception is related to the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception by the condition of absence. (2) Is related by the condition of contiguity… is related by the condition of co-nascence… five… is related by the condition of mutuality… two… is related by the condition of support… seven. Condition of Decisive Support 285. An immaterial-sphere phenomenon is related to an immaterial-sphere phenomenon by the condition of decisive support – decisive support by contiguity, decisive support by nature… …decisive support by nature – the sphere of infinite space is related to the sphere of infinite consciousness by the condition of decisive support; the sphere of infinite consciousness to the sphere of nothingness… …the sphere of nothingness to the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception by the condition of decisive support. An immaterial-sphere phenomenon is related to a non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon by the condition of decisive support… condition – object-supportive condition, immediate-supportive condition, natural-supportive condition…etc…. Natural-supportive condition – relying on faith in the immaterial sphere, one gives alms, morality…etc… performs Uposatha duties, produces non-immaterial-sphere jhāna, insight…etc… path…etc… higher knowledge…etc… produces attainment, cultivates conceit, grasps wrong view; relying on morality in the immaterial sphere…etc… wisdom, one gives alms…etc… produces attainment… cultivates conceit… grasps wrong view; faith in the immaterial sphere…etc… wisdom is a condition for faith in the non-immaterial sphere…etc… wisdom… for lust…etc… for aspiration… for bodily pleasure… for bodily pain… for the path, for the attainment of fruition, by way of natural-supportive condition. (2) 286. A non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon is a condition for a non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon by way of natural-supportive condition – object-supportive condition, immediate-supportive condition, natural-supportive condition…etc…. Natural-supportive condition – relying on faith in the non-immaterial sphere, one gives alms, morality…etc… performs Uposatha duties, produces non-immaterial-sphere jhāna, insight…etc… path…etc… higher knowledge…etc… produces attainment, cultivates conceit… grasps wrong view; relying on morality in the non-immaterial sphere…etc… wisdom…etc… lust…etc… aspiration…etc… bodily pleasure… bodily pain… season… food… lodging, one gives alms…etc… produces attainment… kills living beings…etc… breaks up the Sangha; faith in the non-immaterial sphere…etc… lodging is a condition for faith in the non-immaterial sphere…etc… for aspiration… for bodily pleasure… for bodily pain, for the path, for the attainment of fruition, by way of natural-supportive condition. (1) A non-immaterial-sphere phenomenon is a condition for an immaterial-sphere phenomenon by way of natural-supportive condition – immediate-supportive condition, natural-supportive condition…etc…. Natural-supportive condition – the preparatory work for the sphere of infinite space is a condition for the sphere of infinite space by way of natural-supportive condition…etc… the preparatory work for the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception for the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception by way of decisive support condition. (2) Pre-nascent condition, etc. 287. A non-immaterial sphere phenomenon is a condition for a non-immaterial sphere phenomenon by way of pre-nascent condition – object pre-nascent, basis pre-nascent. Object pre-nascent – the eye… (etc.)… the basis as impermanent… (etc.)… displeasure arises; one sees a form with the divine eye, one hears a sound with the divine ear element,