- Vippayutta-paccaya: The Relation of Dissociation
- Vippayutta-paccaya: The Relation of Dissociation
The relation of dissociation is of four different kinds: co-existence, basic pre-existence, basic objective pre-existence, and post-existence.
Of these four, the paccaya and paccayuppanna-dhamma of the co-existent dissociation may be either mental or physical in accordance with what has been shown in the relation of co-existence. Therefore a mental is causally related to a physical by way of co-existent dissociation, and vice versa.
A mental here, when spoken of as a paccaya means the four mental aggregates, namely, feeling, perception, mental functions and consciousness during life; and a physical, when spoken of as paccayuppanna, means material qualities produced by mind. Again, a physical when spoken of as a paccaya means the heart-base at the moment of conception, and a mental when spoken of as paccayuppanna means the four mental aggregates belonging to rebirth.
The remaining three kinds of dissociation have already been explained.
End of the Vippayutta-relation.