Individuation requires qualitative distinctness, not merely causal role; two dharmas of identical type in the same series perform identical causal functions yet remain numerically distinct.

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Qualitative distinctness(the criterion that determines whether two possible worlds count as separate): The property of being different in actual qualities or characteristics—not just being numerically different, but being distinguishable by some real feature.
causal role(as used in philosophy): The extent to which something actually causes or influences an outcome; how much responsibility something bears for what happens.
dharmas(Buddhist Abhidharma philosophy): The constituent elements or phenomena of experience, enumerated in Buddhist Abhidharma literature; categorized as either conditioned (arising from causes and having effects) or unconditioned (having no cause and no effect)
individuation(Scholastic debate over the principle of individuation): The metaphysical explanation of what makes a particular thing a distinct individual rather than a universal or shared nature

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