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root, dominance, result, faculty, absorption, path conditions; the counter-order is not in all places. There is no dominance condition in the rootless; in these cases too, the turn of counting here should be understood without confusion. Here is the method: "Not root condition, two in object condition," here, first, the rootless delusion and the rootless resultant action are conditioned; therefore, "by the unwholesome, the unwholesome, by the indeterminate, the indeterminate," two are said to be connected here. The same method is in the rest too. But in repetition, result is not obtained, nor is the action mind-element. Therefore, in terms of the action, root, mind-consciousness element, "by the indeterminate, the indeterminate" should be understood here. In result, one is indeterminate by the indeterminate alone. In the path, one is unwholesome by the unwholesome alone. 196-197. In the root of non-object, five, this is said referring to form alone. For that arises dependent on five divisions: wholesome, unwholesome, indeterminate, wholesome-indeterminate, and unwholesome-indeterminate. This is the method in all pentads. In reciprocity, one, this is said referring to the material elements and the base. For those arise by the non-object condition and the reciprocity condition. This is the method in the triad as well. 198-202. In the root of non-predominance, nine, these are the same as those stated in the forward order in the root. "Three," etc., are also similar to what was stated below in the forward order. In the triad, two, these are similar to what was stated below in the object in the non-root condition. 203-233. In the root of non-precedence, seven, these are already shown below in the precedence in the manner beginning with "In the immaterial, wholesome, dependent on one aggregate." This is the method in all heptads. In the root of non-karma, in "three," etc., volition itself is conditionally arisen. Therefore, "three" is said referring to arising dependent on the wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate. In this manner, the enumeration should be understood in the places where "one, two, three, five, seven, nine" occur. But these three enumerations, "four, six, eight," do not exist at all. Description of the Reverse Order of Conditionality. The description of the meaning of the chapter on dependence is finished. 2. Description of the Chapter on Co-nascence 234-242. In the chapter on co-nascence, "wholesome dhamma, co-nascent," means having arisen co-nascent with that wholesome dhamma, dependent on it. The rest here should be understood in the same manner as stated in the chapter on dependence. But at the end of this, "dependence is co-nascence, co-nascence is dependence," this is said to show that both of these chapters are not different in meaning. For in meaning, these two are not different. Even so, they are stated to define the meaning of each other. For in "dependent on the eye and forms," etc., even what is not co-nascent is said to arise dependent. Co-nascent And also, the derived materiality is not a condition for the material elements. Thus, both are stated to establish the co-arisen nature, which is said to be a condition by way of conditionality, and the co-arisen nature, which is said to be conditionality by way of co-arisenness. Moreover, these two are stated according to the inclination of those who understand in that way, by the grace of the teaching, and by the knowledge of the distinctions of analytical knowledge of language. The explanation of the section on co-arisenness is complete. 3. Explanation of the Section on Conditionality 243. In the section on conditionality, "wholesome states are conditions" means that, being established in wholesome states, having made a wholesome state a condition in the sense of dependence. "A wholesome aggregate is a condition" means that, having made a wholesome aggregate a dependence condition, three aggregates arise, it is said to be a root condition. In this way, the meaning should be understood in all passages. "Material base is a condition for resultant-indeterminate, functional-indeterminate aggregates" is stated in terms of occurrence in the five-aggregate existence. For in the occurrence in the five-aggregate existence, the pre-arisen material base is a dependence condition for the aggregates. But since the sense of conditionality is the sense of co-arisenness, this method is not found in the section on conditionality, therefore, in rebirth, referring to the co-arisen material base, it is said, "aggregates conditioned by the material base." In "a wholesome aggregate and material base are conditions for three aggregates," the meaning should be understood in the same way. "Indeterminate states are conditions for wholesome and indeterminate states" is stated referring to the simultaneous arising of wholesome and indeterminate states by way of root condition. For in the moment of the arising of wholesome states, wholesome aggregates arise dependent on the material base, and conditioned materiality arising from mind arises simultaneously by way of root condition dependent on the great elements arising from mind. Thus, it should be understood that this is stated referring to the simultaneous arising by way of root condition of the conditioned states, even though there is a difference in the conditioning indeterminate states. This is the method in other similar places. Thus, in this root condition, having made both co-arisen and pre-arisen states conditions in the sense of dependence, seventeen questions are answered. Here, aggregates and elements are taken in the sense of co-nascence, while the base is taken in the sense of co-nascence and pre-nascence. But in the dependent origination section, the condition is obtained only in the sense of co-nascence, therefore, only nine questions are answered there. However, among these seventeen questions answered here, in the first type, with one at the end, from one condition, one effect arises in wholesome states, etc. In the first type, with two at the end, from one condition, various effects arise. In the second type, with one at the end, from various conditions, one effect arises. In the second type, with two at the end, from various conditions, various effects arise. 248-252. In the object condition, etc., the variety of question-and-answer distinctions should be understood in this way. However, when it is said that in the object condition, aggregates arise conditioned by the base, that is said with reference only to the resultant aggregates at the moment of rebirth. Visual consciousness, etc., are stated to show the variety of those arising in dependence on the indeterminate, through the object condition. Again, when it is said that aggregates arise conditioned by the base, it is stated to show the arising of resultant and functional indeterminate states in the course of existence. The rest should be understood in the same way as before. Thus, in this object condition, having made both co-nascent and pre-nascent conditions, seven questions are answered. There, aggregates are taken in the sense of co-nascence, the base in the sense of co-nascence and pre-nascence, and the eye-faculty, etc., are taken only in the sense of pre-nascence. But in the dependent origination section, the condition is obtained only in the sense of co-nascence. Therefore, only three questions are answered there. 253-254. In the dominance condition, only resultant indeterminate and supramundane states should be understood. In the immediately contiguous and contiguous conditions, due to the absence of form, they are similar to the object condition. The same method applies to the repetition, absence, and disappearance conditions that follow. 255. In the co-nascence condition, materiality produced by action is supporting materiality, that is, materiality produced by action is included in supporting materiality. This is stated with reference to the materiality of only the non-percipient beings. The eye-faculty, etc., are stated in terms of the five-aggregate existence. 256-257. In the reciprocal condition, it is said to be the same as the object condition, with regard to the similarity of the answers. However, among the effects, various Self exists. 258. The support condition is like the object condition, as stated in the explanation of the absence of form and the equality of release. 259-260. The meaning of "object as prenascent condition," etc., should be understood in the manner stated in the dependent origination section. 261-266. In the case of the action condition, there are three: wholesome as condition for wholesome, wholesome as condition for indeterminate, and wholesome as condition for wholesome-indeterminate; thus, these three should be understood. The same method applies to unwholesome. 267-268. In the case of the dissociation condition, "the aggregates are the dissociation condition" means that the aggregates arise dependent on the aggregates as the dissociation condition. "The aggregates are the object as dissociation condition" means that the aggregates arise dependent on the object as the dissociation condition. The rest should be understood in the manner stated earlier. 269-276. Now, to show the releases as they have been obtained, in terms of enumeration, he begins with "seventeen by way of root." There, "seventeen by way of root" means wholesome for wholesome, wholesome for indeterminate, and wholesome for wholesome-indeterminate; thus, three are stated by way of wholesome, two with one as the final element, and one with two as the final element; likewise, by way of unwholesome.