samutthāna

'origination'.

There are 4 kinds of origination of corporeal phenomena, namely:

• through karma,

• consciousness,

• temperature,

• nutriment.

For example, 'karma-produced' (kamma-s. = kammaja, karma-born) are the sense organs, sexual characteristics, etc., which, according to their nature, are conditioned either through wholesome or unwholesome karma formations (volitional actions; s. paticcasamuppāda, 2) in a previous existence. 'Mind produced', i.e. consciousness-produced (citta-samutthāna = cittaja) are bodily and verbal expression (viññatti, q.v.).

For a detailed exposition, see Vis.M. XX. - (App.).