[551] "But how, venerable sir, does identity view (sakkāyadiṭṭhi) not come to be?"
"Here, householder, the instructed noble disciple (ariyasāvaka) — one who has seen the noble ones, is skilled in the Dhamma of the noble ones, well trained in the Dhamma of the noble ones; one who has seen true persons (sappurisa), is skilled in the Dhamma of true persons, well trained in the Dhamma of true persons — does not regard form (rūpa) as self, nor self as possessing form, nor form as in self, nor self as in form. Not feeling (vedanā) … Not perception … Not volitional formations … He does not regard consciousness as self, nor self as possessing consciousness, nor consciousness as in self, nor self as in consciousness. It is in this way, householder, that identity view does not come to be."
"From where, venerable sir, does the worthy Isidatta come?"
"I come from Avantī, householder."
"Venerable sir, there is in Avantī a clansman named Isidatta, an unseen friend of ours, who has gone forth. Has that one been seen by the venerable one?"
"Yes, householder."
"Where, venerable sir, is that venerable one now dwelling?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.