[579] When this was said, Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta, looking around at his own assembly, said this: "Let the good sirs see this — how crooked is this Citta the householder, how treacherous is this Citta the householder, how deceitful is this Citta the householder!"
[Citta the householder said:] "Just now, venerable sir, we understood your statement thus: 'Let the good sirs see this — how upright is this Citta the householder, how untreacherous is this Citta the householder, how undeceitful is this Citta the householder!' And just now, venerable sir, we understood your statement thus: 'Let the good sirs see this — how crooked is this Citta the householder, how treacherous is this Citta the householder, how deceitful is this Citta the householder!' If, venerable sir, your former statement is true, then your latter statement is false; but if, venerable sir, your latter statement is true, then your former statement is false. Now, venerable sir, these ten legitimate questions (sahadhammikā pañhā) come up. When you understand their meaning, then you, together with the assembly of Nigaṇṭhas, may rebut me: one question, one statement (uddesa), one answer (veyyākaraṇa); two questions, two statements, two answers; three questions, three statements, three answers; four questions, four statements, four answers; five questions, five statements, five answers; six questions, six statements, six answers; seven questions, seven statements, seven answers; eight questions, eight statements, eight answers; nine questions, nine statements, nine answers; ten questions, ten statements, ten answers."
Then Citta the householder, having asked Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta these ten legitimate questions, rose from his seat and departed.
The eighth [sutta].
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.