[450] "What do you think, bhikkhus, is form permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." … "subject to change — but without clinging to that, could such a view (diṭṭhi) arise: 'The self (attā) possesses form and is unimpaired after death'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Thus, bhikkhus, when there is suffering (dukkha), it is by clinging to suffering, by adhering to suffering, that such a view arises: 'The self possesses form and is unimpaired after death.' Is feeling (vedanā) … perception … volitional formations … consciousness permanent or impermanent?"
"Impermanent, venerable sir." … "subject to change — but without clinging to that, could such a view arise: 'The self possesses form and is unimpaired after death'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Thus, bhikkhus, when there is suffering, it is by clinging to suffering, by adhering to suffering, that such a view arises: 'The self possesses form and is unimpaired after death.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.