Patthana

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

ပဌာန်း

7th text in Abhidhamma အဘိဓမ္မာ

Book of Conditional Relations

1. Root Condition
2. Object Condition
3. Predominance Condition
4. Proximity Condition
5. Contiguity Condition
6. Co-nascence Condition
7. Mutuality Condition
8. Dependence Condition
9. Strong-Dependence Condition
10. Pre-nascence Condition
11. Post-nascence Condition
12. Repetition Condition
13. Kamma Condition
14. Resultant Condition
15. Nutriment Condition
16. Faculty Condition
17. Jhana Condition
18. Path Condition
19. Association Condition
20. Disassociation Condition
21. Presence Condition
22. Absence Condition
23. Disappearance Condition
24. Non-Disappearance Condition

Patthana in Daily Life

Subtitle : An introduction to the Law of Conditionality
Author : U Hla Myint
Publisher : Tathagata Meditation Center, 2010

CONTENTS

Introduction

Root condition : Hetu-paccayo
Fascination (Sense-object) condition : Arammana-paccayo
Predominance condition : Adhipati-paccayo (sahajata, arammana)
Continuity condition : Ananatara-paccayo
Contiguity condition : Samanantara-paccayo
Co-nascence condition : Sahajata-paccayo
Mutuality condition : Annamanna-paccayo
Dependence condition : Nissaya-paccayo (shajata, purejata)
Strong-dependence condition : Upanissaya-paccayo (aramana, anantara, pakatupa)
Pre-nascence condition : Purejata-paccayo (vatthu, araammana)
Post-nascence condition : Pacchajata-paccayo
Repetition condition : Asevana-paccayo
Kamma condition : Kamma-paccayo (shahajata, mamakkhanika)
Resultant condition : Vipaka-paccayo
Nutriment condition : Ahara-paccayo (sahajarta, kabalikara)
Faculty condition : Indriya-paccayo (shajata, rupajivita, vatthu-purejata)
Jhana condition : Jhana-paccayo
Path condition : Magga paccayo
Association condition : Samapyutta-paccayo
Disassociation condition : Vipayutta-apccayo (sahajata, pacchajata, vatthupurejata)
Presence condition : Atthi-apccayo (sahajata, pacchajata, vatthupurejata)
Non-disappearance condition : Avigata-paccayo
Absence condition : Natthi-paccayo
Disappearance condition : Vigata-apccayo

Conclusion

Resources

• Patthana Theikpan (College)
• Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Courses on Patthana
• A Manual of Abhidhamma
• Charts, illustrations, mnemonics
• Computer programs to study Patthana
• Tri-lingual book (in Pali, Myanmar, and English)

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