[125] "But how, venerable sir, does identity view (sakkāyadiṭṭhi) come about?"
"Here, bhikkhu, an unlearned ordinary person (puthujjana) — one who has not seen the noble ones, is unskilled in the Dhamma of the noble ones, undisciplined in the Dhamma of the noble ones; who has not seen true persons (sappurisa), is unskilled in the Dhamma of true persons, undisciplined in the Dhamma of true persons — regards form as self, or self as possessing form, or form as in self, or self as in form; he regards feeling (vedanā) as self, or self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in self, or self as in feeling; he regards perception as self, or self as possessing perception, or perception as in self, or self as in perception; he regards volitional formations as self, or self as possessing volitional formations, or volitional formations as in self, or self as in volitional formations; he regards consciousness as self, or self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in self, or self as in consciousness. Thus, bhikkhu, identity view comes about."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.