[256] Itiha sakko devānamindo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṃ uttariṃ pañhaṃ apucchi issāmacchariyaṃ pana mārisa kiṃnidānaṃ kiṃsamudayaṃ kiṃjātikaṃ kiṃpabhavaṃ kismiṃ hi sati issāmacchariyaṃ hoti kismiṃ hi asati issāmacchariyaṃ na hotīti. {256.1} Issāmacchariyaṃ kho devānaminda piyāppiyanidānaṃ piyāppiyasamudayaṃ piyāppiyajātikaṃ piyāppiyapabhavaṃ piyāppiye sati issāmacchariyaṃ hoti piyāppiye asati issāmacchariyaṃ na hotīti. {256.2} Piyāppiyaṃ pana mārisa kiṃnidānaṃ kiṃsamudayaṃ kiṃjātikaṃ kiṃpabhavaṃ kismiṃ sati piyāppiyaṃ hoti kismiṃ asati piyāppiyaṃ na hotīti. Piyāppiyaṃ kho devānaminda chandanidānaṃ chandasamudayaṃ chandajātikaṃ chandapabhavaṃ chande sati piyāppiyaṃ hoti chande asati piyāppiyaṃ na hotīti. {256.3} Chando pana mārisa kiṃnidāno kiṃsamudayo kiṃjātiko kiṃpabhavo kismiṃ sati Chando hoti kismiṃ asati chando na hotīti . chando kho devānaminda vitakkanidāno vitakkasamudayo vitakkajātiko vitakkapabhavo vitakke sati chando hoti vitakke asati chando na hotīti. {256.4} Vitakko pana mārisa kiṃnidāno kiṃsamudayo kiṃjātiko kiṃpabhavo kismiṃ sati vitakko hoti kismiṃ asati vitakko na hotīti . Vitakko kho devānaminda papañcasaññāsaṅkhānidāno papañcasaññāsaṅkhāsamudayo papañcasaññāsaṅkhājātiko papañcasaññāsaṅkhāpabhavo papañcasaññāsaṅkhāya sati vitakko hoti papañcasaññāsaṅkhāya asati vitakko na hotīti.