Overview
The ninth triad of the Abhidhamma Mātikā builds directly on the eighth, but instead of classifying the general mental states, it specifically categorizes the underlying roots (hetu—greed, hatred, delusion) driving those states, tracking exactly when these roots are permanently severed by the supramundane paths.
The List
- Dassanena pahātabbahetukā dhammā - States having roots to be abandoned by vision: The roots of greed, hatred, and delusion that accompany wrong view and doubt. These specific roots are permanently severed at Stream-entry.
- Bhāvanāya pahātabbahetukā dhammā - States having roots to be abandoned by cultivation: The remaining roots of greed, hatred, and delusion that are not associated with wrong view. These are progressively weakened and finally severed by the higher three paths (culminating in Arahatship).
- Nevadassanena nabhāvanāya pahātabbahetukā dhammā - States having roots to be abandoned by neither vision nor cultivation: The wholesome roots (non-greed, non-hatred, non-delusion), the indeterminate roots, and rootless states. Because they are not unwholesome, the paths do not need to destroy them.
Textual References
- Abhidhamma: Dhammasaṅgaṇī (Mātikā 9) – Refines the Abhidhammic understanding of how defilements are structured and uprooted.