Dear friends,

the word this week is hetupaccayaa, nom. plural of hetupaccaya.

hetu (m.) cause, reason, condition.
paccaya (m.) cause, reason, condition, requisite, means, support.

The two words can be treated as synonyms, but when put together as
hetupaccaya, each has a different meaning. The combined word
hetupaccaya means condition and cause, or the efficacy of kamma.

Quote (PED paccaya): paccaya became synonymous with our "relation,"
understood in a causal sense, hetu meaning condition, causal
antecedent, and 23 other relations being added as special modes of
causality.

Since this compound is not found in the Suttapitaka at all, I have
decided to skip the example this week. But I'd appreciate an
elaboration on the meaning of the term.

I look forward to your suggestions and comments.

metta,
Yong Peng