[136] Bhikkhus, whatever form (rūpa) has been born, has become manifest: of it there is the reckoning 'it exists'; of it there is the designation 'it exists'; of it there is the description 'it exists'. It is not reckoned thus: 'it existed'; it is not reckoned thus: 'it will exist'. Whatever feeling (vedanā) has been born, has become manifest … of it there is the description 'it exists'. It is not reckoned thus: 'it existed'; it is not reckoned thus: 'it will exist'. Whatever perception (saññā) … . Whatever volitional formations (saṅkhārā) have been born, have become manifest: of them there is the reckoning 'they exist'; of them there is the designation 'they exist'; of them there is the description 'they exist'. They are not reckoned thus: 'they existed'; they are not reckoned thus: 'they will exist'. Whatever consciousness (viññāṇa) has been born, has become manifest: of it there is the reckoning 'it exists'; of it there is the designation 'it exists'; of it there is the description 'it exists'. It is not reckoned thus: 'it existed'; it is not reckoned thus: 'it will exist'.
These, bhikkhus, are the three pathways of language (niruttipathā), pathways of designation (adhivacanapathā), pathways of description (paññattipathā), which are unconfused, which were never confused in the past, which are not being confused and will not be confused, and which are not repudiated by wise ascetics and brahmins.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.