13-18. Explanation of the Conditional Relations in the Positive-Negative Method

1. Now, in order to show the Positive-Negative Conditional Relations, so named because of the positive-negative nature of phenomena by way of not rejecting the condition-state of the conditioning phenomenon among mental states beginning with wholesome, but rejecting the wholesome and so on nature of the conditionally arisen, the passage beginning with "a wholesome mental state dependent on, a not-wholesome mental state arises by root condition" was begun. Therein, "dependent on a wholesome mental state" allows the condition-state of the wholesome. "A not-wholesome mental state arises" prevents the arising of the wholesome itself. Therefore the answer was shown by the method beginning with "dependent on wholesome aggregates, consciousness-originated materiality"; all that should be thoroughly observed by examining the canonical text. Whatever is similar to whatever, whatever is obtained wherever, and whatever delimitation of the count of whatever answers in whatever conditions - all that is shown in the canonical text; therefore the canonical text itself is the meaning here. And just as here, so also in the Dyad Conditional Relations and so on.

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As explained by the verse stated in the commentary, in the Dhamma-Positive-Negative Conditional Relations, six methods are described. But here, by way of conditions, in each conditional relations there are four methods each beginning with conformity, thus by one method of exposition, it should be understood as the Positive-Negative Conditional Relations itself consisting of twenty-four methods.

Explanation of the Conditional Relations in the Positive-Negative Method.