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"Among them" refers to the relatives and friends of the one previously killed by him. Due to the previous volition having been directed towards matricide, it is similar to the kamma of matricide, and similarly, this is the method even in striking by command. Therefore it is said, "This is the method in both ways here too." i. One who is attached to the round of existence, generating faith through giving and so forth, generates faith through giving and so forth, by relying on craving. Not one who is attached to liberation, because it is stated without distinction, thus he says, "He speaks with this intention." "Of these" refers to bodily pleasure and pain. "Even together" - although in one continuum, pleasure and pain do not arise at the same moment, the combination of their conditions can occur simultaneously, and so it is said. 425. "As in the previous sections" means as in the previous sections like the dependent origination section. "In this" refers to the question section. "Arising by condition is stated" means the arising of that which is conditioned by this or that condition, such as a root cause, is not stated. "Of those various phenomena" means of those various conditioning phenomena, such as a root cause. "The state of being that condition" means the state of being that condition, such as a root cause, is stated. Therefore, in the previous six sections, "a wholesome phenomenon arises" and so forth, the arising was taken there. But here, "the condition of a wholesome phenomenon by way of the root cause condition" and so forth, the state of being a condition is taken. "By that" means by the state of being a condition through support. "Here" refers to the question section. 427. "Being a foundation" means being a support. "Kamma condition" means co-arising kamma condition. "From the root of a pair to the end of a pair" means questions stated by making them "wholesome and indeterminate phenomena of wholesome and indeterminate phenomena" thus from the root of a pair to the end of a pair. "There" refers to the condition section. "Wholesome and indeterminate phenomena" means conditioned phenomena classified as wholesome and indeterminate. "From wherever" means without fixing the conditioning phenomenon, from wherever, in terms of wholesome and indeterminate, only the arising from both conditions is intended there in the condition section. The state of being a condition for both the aforementioned conditioned phenomena, by both the aforementioned conditioning phenomena, is not intended, because the emphasis of that teaching is on arising, this is the intention. "Being a support and so forth" means the conditioning phenomena being a support, existence, and non-disappearance are not obtained. Therefore, wholesome and... (etc.) ...not are said to be yojanas. The description of the Chapter on Questions is finished. The calculation of the Chapter on Questions in direct order 439. Here, it refers to the root of the indeterminate. If so, it means if it is obtained even if it is not obtained from the roots of wholesome and unwholesome, then it is so. The intention is that it is due to the generality of mere calculation, not due to the generality of condition. 440. It should be understood by way of example, mostly because the sense-faculty, path, and root conditions are dissimilar. And the sense-faculty and path conditions are dissimilar, which negates the similar aspect that is there by means of the specification. Similarly, due to presence and absence, it means due to presence when that root condition aspect exists, and due to the presence of co-arising and other conditions when the root phenomena are in the state of root condition. Of adhipati conditions, etc., it refers to adhipati, sense-faculty, and path conditions. The dissimilarity of the root condition. Of wholesome and other roots, it refers to wholesome, unwholesome, and indeterminate roots. In the state of root condition, it means in the state of being a root condition, in the state of being helpful as a root. Due to the absence of the state of result condition, it means due to the absence of the state of result condition. For results do not have the conditionality of results. There is similarity in the root conditionality of result roots with other roots, so it says "excluding roots." Results must be dissimilar, for there is no similarity of result phenomena and non-result phenomena with results, due to their being different categories, this is the intention. Accompanied by both conditions, it means accompanied by root and result conditions. In the result, in the state of root condition, it means in the result phenomenon that is occurring in the state of root condition. Due to the absence of the absence of the state of result condition, it means due to the absence of the absence of the state of result condition. For a result is not not a result condition for a result, therefore there is no dissimilarity of root and result conditions, this is the intention. Now, to confirm the same meaning that has been stated, it says "just as," etc., by way of example. Accompanied by root and co-arising conditions, it means accompanied by root condition and co-arising condition, meaning accompanied by both conditions. Of roots, this should also be connected with "absence of co-arising conditionality." Yes. For in the aggregate that includes the root condition, just as there is the nature of a root condition, so too there is the nature of a co-arisen condition. There, the co-arisen phenomena, excluding the root, and the root phenomenon, are not said to be dissimilar because of their similarity through the co-arisen condition. Thus here too. Just as there is no dissimilarity in the root and co-arisen conditions in the manner explained, so too here, in the root and result conditions, there is no dissimilarity—this is the meaning. This method applies to the dissociated condition too. The method of the absence of dissimilarity in the root and co-arisen conditions, this method applies to the dissociated condition that includes the root—this is the meaning. For there too, it is possible to connect “in the aggregate that includes the root and dissociated condition,” and so on. Only the present is the conditioned. But the condition can be past, future, or independent of time. Therefore, when the nature of a root condition is in the present moment, referring to the nature of co-arisen and other conditions, when similarity is spoken of in terms of the presence or absence of such a nature, the dissimilarity of that very root due to the roots of wholesome and other states and their results occurring at different moments should not be stated. This meaning is shown by “furthermore,” and so on. Since a distinction from the general, without grasping a specific difference, is not easily understood, he says with this intention: “It should be said thus: ‘The wholesome is the investigation-domination.’” 441-443. “It obtains these other two”— it is not possible to say this. Among the four answers given in the root-domination pair, namely, “A wholesome phenomenon for a wholesome phenomenon, a wholesome phenomenon for an unconditioned phenomenon, a wholesome phenomenon for a wholesome and an unconditioned phenomenon, an unconditioned phenomenon for an unconditioned phenomenon,” when the associated condition is included in the root, co-arisen, support, presence, non-disappearance, and faculty-path conditions, it obtains these two: “A wholesome phenomenon for a wholesome phenomenon, an unconditioned phenomenon for an unconditioned phenomenon.” Referring to this, it is said in the commentary: “If with them… and so on… it obtains those two.” But the “other” ones are: “A wholesome phenomenon for an unconditioned phenomenon, a wholesome phenomenon for a wholesome and an unconditioned phenomenon.” may also be. Indeed, a wholesome state is not a condition by way of a dissociated condition for a wholesome state. Therefore it is said: “The former reading is ‘it obtains the other two’,” and so on. “The other two” means the other two, which are the two answers by way of the associated condition; but in the entry of the dissociated, there are two other answers, differently constituted. Referring to which it is said: “They read, ‘wholesome for indeterminate, indeterminate for indeterminate, it obtains two’.” In those, it refers to the reasons for lesser counts such as resultant and mutual. “Ungrasped resultants” means those whose resultant condition is not grasped; this is a neuter designation considering the combination. Not that they are devoid of resultant causes, as it is stated in a general sense. Therefore it is said in the commentary: “stated in a general sense by way of all nine causes,” and “resultant causes are also obtained.” “Therein” means in the five combinations starting from the fifth combination. “Arising together” means that which arises together with that resultant, or simultaneously with it; this meaning is also possible, as it is said: “even generated matter at rebirth is included by the grasping of ‘arising together with that’.” “This same method” refers to this very meaning, that even generated matter is included by the grasping of ‘arising together with that’. “Even so” means even in the manner stated briefly by “among these, however,” and so on. Therefore it says: “among these, however…pe… even in the manner stated.” “Whatever condition” means whatever cause, etc., condition stands as the root nature for other conditions. “Of those conditioned states” means of those states that are conditions by those cause, etc., conditions, the cause, etc., states. “In the order of complete, less, lesser, least obtainment” means those states are obtained completely in some answers as appropriate, and in some they are obtained as less, lesser, and least; in that order, from the combination section, the conditioned states are also obtained in the order of complete, etc.