The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "Dharma" c19.s1.24

c19.s1.24

*Sautrāntika.*—In that case the past will be the same as the present, since the past likewise produces such results—the past viewed as a cause of homogeneousness in consecutive moments,² as a general moral cause,³ and as a cause requiring retribution⁴—all these causes would be present since they may perform their actual functions at the present moment.