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However, we will only consider what is appropriate for consideration in each case. 54. In the object condition, due to the non-occurrence of form as a condition, only three questions are answered, excluding those mixed with form. And for that very reason, it is stated: "The aggregates in dependence on the base," but not: "The base in dependence on the aggregates." For that does not arise through the object condition. 55. In the dominance condition, "resultant indeterminate" is stated referring only to the supramundane. Therefore, "at the moment of rebirth" is not included here. The rest is similar to the root condition. 56. In the immediately contiguous and co-nascence conditions, form is not obtainable, so as in the object condition, there are only three questions. 57. In the co-arising condition, "at the moment of rebirth" is stated in terms of rebirth in the five-aggregate existence. However, in the condition analysis below, "at the moment of conception" appears, and that too is essentially the same, only the wording is different here. Moreover, "the descent of the embryo occurs from the confluence of three things" (MN 1.408), so "conception" is just another name for rebirth in the five-aggregate existence. "Rebirth" is common to all existences. Here, however, from statements such as "and form by being produced," only rebirth in the five-aggregate existence is intended. For it includes both the conditionality and the conditionedness of both form and formless states, therefore it is taken as a complete answer. One external great element... This refers to the great elements in inanimate objects like earth and stone. For in the chapter on causal analysis, the four great elements are taken together, internal and external. That is a concise explanation. But this is a detailed explanation, therefore, showing everything divided, he said, "an external great element," and so on. "Dependent on one great element in the non-percipient beings" is said in the sense of the seventy-two arising-from-cause elements. "Dependent on the great elements, karma-produced form" is said only in the sense of karma-produced. "Derived form" is only in the sense of arising from temperature. 58. "Dependent on the aggregates as reciprocal condition, the base; dependent on the base, the aggregates," is said to show the reciprocal conditionality of all four aggregates together with the base. 59. In the condition of dependence, since the meaning of "dependent on" is the meaning of co-nascent, therefore, the condition of dependence of the eye-sphere and so on, which was shown below in the chapter on causal analysis, is not taken here. For the eye-sphere and so on, having arisen before, become conditions, but here only the co-nascent is obtained. Therefore, it is said, "the condition of dependence is similar to the condition of co-nascent." 60. In the condition of decisive support, since there is no condition of decisive support for form, only three exclusions are obtained, therefore, it is said, "similar to the condition of object." Although not all wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate things obtain the object as decisive support, it should be understood that this is said in terms of those that do obtain it. 61. In the condition of pre-nascence, "the base as pre-nascent condition," means that the base, dependent on the base, establishes the condition of pre-nascence, that is, arising. In "one aggregate that is result-indeterminate," that which is a co-nascent condition for the result-indeterminate base at the moment of descent should not be taken here, because it is subject to the analysis of pre-nascence. Also, those wholesome things and so on that do not obtain the pre-nascent condition in the immaterial realms should not be taken here, because they are only subject to the analysis of pre-nascence. But an object does not necessarily obtain the state of pre-nascent condition. Indeed, the sense-spheres, etc., establish the antecedent condition only for eye-consciousness, etc.; even past and future objects can be objects for mind-consciousness element. Therefore, it is not included here. This teaching is based on aggregates, not on elements of consciousness. And by the teaching, "One aggregate is result-indeterminate," all elements of consciousness are included, not just the eye-consciousness element, etc. A subsequent state is not a condition for wholesome and unwholesome states; even for the indeterminate, it is only a support, not a generator. Therefore, there is not even one phenomenon that can be said to "arise due to the subsequent condition," so no explanation was given based on the subsequent condition. 62. In the repetition condition, although not all actions obtain the repetition condition, it is stated as "action-indeterminate" based on what is obtainable. Therefore, volitional action should be understood as included here. 63. In the karma condition, a single-moment karma condition should be understood in wholesome and unwholesome states, and likewise in action-indeterminate states. But in result-indeterminate states, it can also be multi-moment, as with the great elements at the moment of rebirth. For mind-produced phenomena, it is single-moment. For karma-produced materiality, it is multi-moment, and likewise for materiality of non-percipient beings. Here, karma-produced materiality refers to the life faculty. The rest is called dependent materiality because it is not exclusively karma-produced. Even so, only karma-produced materiality is intended here. 64. In the result condition, wholesome, unwholesome, and action states are not obtainable, so the explanation is given only in terms of the indeterminate. "Mind-produced" means result-mind-produced. "Karma-produced materiality" means, according to availability, sense-organ materiality and base materiality. "Dependent materiality" means the remaining dependent materiality existing at that time. 65. In the nutriment condition, the arising of all wholesome, etc., aggregates and mind-produced materiality should be understood through immaterial nutriment, and likewise the great elements at the moment of rebirth. "Mind-produced" means mind-produced from subconsciousness, etc. "Nutriment-produced" means nutriment-produced from edible food. "Samuṭṭhāna" means arising from wholesome and unwholesome mind. In the Paccayavibhaṅga, in the section on conditions for nutriment, first, tangible food was shown. Here, however, because of the question about wholesome things, first, immaterial nutriment is shown. 66. In the condition of faculties, in the Paccayavibhaṅga, in the section on conditions for faculties, first, the eye faculty, etc., were shown. Here, however, because of the question about wholesome things, etc., first, the conditionality of immaterial faculties is shown. There, among the wholesome things, etc., immaterial faculties should be taken according to what is obtained. For beings without perception, even in material phenomena, there is the life faculty. 67. In the conditions of jhāna and the path, the explanation is similar to the root condition. Therefore, here it is said, "similar to the root condition." 68. In the condition of association, the explanation follows the manner of the object condition. Therefore, here it is said, "similar to the object condition." 69. In the condition of dissociation, "the base is a dissociative condition" means the base, on account of which, there are dissociative conditions, arising establishing the state of being dissociated from the base. "The aggregates are a dissociative condition" means the aggregates, on account of which, there are dissociative conditions, arising establishing the state of being dissociated from the aggregates. "The aggregates and the base are a dissociative condition" means the base, on account of which, the aggregates are a dissociative condition, arising establishing the state of being dissociated from the base. "Form produced by mind is a dissociative condition for the aggregates" means the aggregates, on account of which, form produced by mind is a dissociative condition, arising establishing the state of being dissociated from the aggregates. In the remaining explanations also, in "the base is a dissociative condition," etc., the meaning should be understood in the manner stated. Here, in the result and indeterminate, with the mention of the base, the eye, etc., should be included. "One great element," etc., is said to show the conditionality of indeterminate form. "Produced by mind" means produced by indeterminate mind, as well as produced by wholesome and unwholesome mind. 70. In the presence condition, everything follows the manner of the co-nascent condition. Te It is said that "similar to the co-nascence condition" here. 71-72. There is no object condition, no cessation condition, but there is co-nascence condition. Therefore, it is said here that "similar to the object condition, similar to the co-nascence condition." These twenty-four conditions are said in terms of the abbreviated presentation. It should be expanded, that is, it should be expanded in terms of the questions and answers that are obtained. This is the meaning commentary on the wholesome triad explanation of the forward order of dependent origination in the causal root condition, and so on. (2.) Numerical Exposition 73. Now, to show by way of enumeration the expositional turns obtained in each condition, beginning with the causal condition, and so on, "nine by way of cause," and so on, is begun. Therein, "nine by way of cause" means there are nine question-and-answer turns in the causal condition. That is to say: wholesome with wholesome, wholesome with indeterminate, wholesome with wholesome-indeterminate; unwholesome with unwholesome, unwholesome with indeterminate, unwholesome with unwholesome-indeterminate, indeterminate with indeterminate, wholesome-indeterminate with indeterminate,