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Patthana
The Paṭṭhāna (, , pa htan:) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, where it is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
Translation: Conditional Relations, 1969-, in progress, 2 volumes so far tr U Narada, Pali Text Society1, Bristol
This book is a detailed examination of causal conditioning, analyzing 24 types of conditional relations (paccaya) in relation to the classifications in the matika of the Dhammasangani:
- root cause (hetupaccaya)
- object support
- predominance
- proximity
- contiguity
- simultaneity
- reciprocity
- support
- decisive support
- pre-existence
- post-existence
- habitual cultivation
- karma
- result
- nutriment
- controlling faculty
- jhāna – a relation specific to meditation attainments
- path – a relation specific to the stages on the Buddhist path
- association
- dissociation
- presence
- absence
- disappearance
- non-disappearance