root or primitive causes Lobha, Alobha, Dosa, Adosa, Moha and Amoha, by being the six root or primitive causes, give rise to all thoughts and feelings.
stimulative causes External objects and their effects, such as light and sounds, are ones of the causes of thoughts and feelings by stimulating a person's sensations.
dominant causes A few mental aspects, such as wish and motivation, are believed to be possible dominant causes in Buddhist Psychology because each of them can profoundly dominate the rest of the mental aspects at one time.
subsequent causes Each step or process of a vithi, a mental procedure in Buddhist Psychology, happens in order. One of such steps is a subsequent causes that give rise to a following one.
continuous causes This point is sort of emphasis of the continuity between two successive steps of a vithi.
Simultaneous or unitary causes The pali wordsaha means "together" and jata means "rise." Interpretations of this point can be in two main versions. In the more straightforward one, the causes that rise together and give rise to particular effects together are simultaneous causes. In the broader sense, according to Abhiddhamma, all the variety of physical or mental features are mere manifestations of a number of fundamental physical or mental principles, and hence all of the variety can be unified to a simple group just like the fundamental forces can be unified in electroweak interaction and grand unified theory.
inter-supportive causes In Abhidhamma, some mental and physical phenomena are inter-supportive causes that can give rise to one another. The relationship of the change of a magnetic flux and that of an electric field could be a good example for this.
responsible causes If one or more processes or phenomena is attributed to a particular cause no matter whether the causality is direct or indirect, that cause is, in Abhidhamma, regarded as a responsible cause.
super-responsible causes
pre-existing causes A cause that has risen into its existence before an effect that it gives rise to, it is a pre-existing cause.
post-existing causes A cause that rises into its existence after a phenomenon that it later supports or maintains, it is a post-existing cause.
karma causes In Theravada Buddhism, the correct meaning of kamma or karma is basically the same as agency in humanism, a purposeful action. If a particular process or phenomena of a person is purposeful enough to cause a consequence, it is called a karma causes.
consequence causes
nutritious causes Nutrition that serves as fuel or raw material in physiology is nutritious causes.
controlling faculty
jhāna – a relation specific to meditation attainments
path – a relation specific to the stages on the Buddhist path
