Brahmajalasutta 2.30
Brahmajala Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) 2.30
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2.30
‘There are, brethren, some recluses and Brahmans who are Fortuitous-Originists, and who in two ways maintain that the soul and the world arise without a cause. And on what ground, starting out from what, do they do so?
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Adhicca-samuppannikā. This adhicca (which must be distinguished from the other adhicca, derived from adhīyati, occurring at Jāt. III, 218 = IV, 301) recurs at M. 1, 443, where it is opposed in the sense of ‘occasional’ to abhiṇha at M. I, 442 in the sense of ‘habitual.’ Udāna VI, 5 throws light on its use here. It is there associated with words meaning neither self-originated, nor created by others.’ It is explained by Buddhaghosa on our passage (Sum. I, 118) as ‘springing up without a cause.’ The derivation is doubtful.
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- Brahmajālasutta — Pāli