4.     Hetu Sahetuka Duka:

        (i)  (1083).    What are the dhamma which are root causes and which also
                                      have root causes?

        Greed is a root cause and as it is also associated with bewilderment it has a root cause.  Bewilderment is a root cause and as it is also associated with greed it has a root cause.
        Hatred is a root cause and as it is also associated with bewilderment it has a root cause.  Bewilderment is a root cause and as it is also associated with hatred it has a root cause.
        Absence of greed, absence of hatred and absence of bewilderment are root causes, and as they are also associated with one another, they have root causes.
        ~These are the dhamma which are root causes and which also have root causes.

       
        (i)  (1447).    What are the dhamma which are root causes and which also
                                    have root causes?

        There are:  two or three root causes arising together at the same time with a certain thought.
        ~These are the dhamma which are root causes and which also have root
            causes.

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