Appendix to Chapter 31

Summary of the Akusala Cittas and their accompanying Cetasikas {.subsection}

  1. citta rooted in attachment (lobha-mūla-citta), accompanied by

    pleasant feeling, with wrong view, unprompted, is accompanied by: 7

    universals, 6 particulars, the four akusala cetasikas arising with

    every akusala citta, which are ignorance, shamelessness,

    recklessness and restlessness, and by attachment and wrong view,

    thus, by 19 cetasikas.

  2. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by pleasant feeling, with

    wrong view, prompted, is accompanied by: 7 universals, 6

    particulars, by the four akusala cetasikas arising with every

    akusala citta, by attachment and wrong view, and it may or may not

    be accompanied by sloth and torpor, thus by 19 or 21 cetasikas.

  3. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by pleasant feeling,

    without wrong view, unprompted, is accompanied by: 7 universals, 6

    particulars, the four akusala cetasikas arising with every akusala

    citta, and by attachment. Conceit may or may not arise, thus, by *18

    or 19 cetasikas*.

  4. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by pleasant feeling,

    without wrong view, prompted, is accompanied by the same cetasikas

    as the third type, and in addition, it may or may not be accompanied

    by sloth and torpor. Thus, it can be accompanied by 18 cetasikas

    if sloth, torpor and conceit do not arise, by 19 if conceit

    arises, by 20 if sloth and torpor arise but no conceit, or *by 21

    cetasikas* if sloth, torpor and conceit arise.

  5. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by indifferent feeling,

    with wrong view, unprompted, is accompanied by: 7 universals, 5

    particulars (less enthusiasm, pīti), the four akusala cetasikas

    arising with every akusala citta, by attachment and wrong view,

    thus, by 18 cetasikas.

  6. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by indifferent feeling,

    with wrong view, prompted, is accompanied by: the same types of

    cetasikas (18) as the fifth type of citta rooted in attachment, but,

    sloth and torpor my or may not arise, thus, by 18 or 20 cetasikas.

  7. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by indifferent feeling,

    without wrong view, unprompted, is accompanied by: the same types of

    cetasikas as the fifth type of citta rooted in attachment, but not

    by wrong view, thus, by 17 types of cetasikas; however, conceit may

    or may not arise, thus, by 17 or 18 cetasikas.

  8. citta rooted in attachment, accompanied by indifferent feeling,

    without wrong view, prompted, is accompanied by the same types of

    cetasikas as the seventh type of citta rooted in attachment, and

    moreover, sloth and torpor may or may not arise; thus, by at least

    17 cetasikas, or, if conceit arises, by 18 cetasikas; *by 19

    cetasikas if sloth and torpor arise but no conceit, by 20

    cetasikas* if conceit, sloth and torpor arise.

  9. citta rooted in aversion (dosa-mūla-citta), accompanied by

    unpleasant feeling, unprompted is accompanied by: 7 universals, 5

    particulars (less enthusiasm), the four akusala cetasikas arising

    with every akusala citta and by aversion, thus, by at least *17

    cetasikas*. Moreover, envy, stinginess or regret may or may not

    arise; if they arise they do so one at a time, and thus, this type

    of citta may be accompanied by 17 or 18 cetasikas.

  10. 1citta rooted in aversion, accompanied by unpleasant feeling,

    prompted, is accompanied by the same types of cetasikas as the ninth

    type of citta, thus, by 17 or 18 cetasikas, and moreover, sloth

    and torpor may or may not arise. If they arise the citta can be

    accompanied by 19 or 20 cetasikas.

  11. citta rooted in ignorance, accompanied by indifferent

    feeling,associated with doubt, is accompanied by: 7 universals, 3

    particulars (no enthusiasm, determination and wish-to-do) and the

    four akusala cetasikas arising with every akusala citta, and doubt,

    thus, by 15 cetasikas.

  12. citta rooted in ignorance, accompanied by indifferent feeling,

    associated with restlessness (uddhacca-sampayutta), is accompanied

    by: 7 universals, 4 particulars (no enthusiasm and wish-to-do) and

    the four akusala cetasikas arising with every akusala citta, thus,

    by 15 cetasikas.

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