[321] How does one regard perception (saññā) as self (attā)? Here someone regards perception born of eye-contact, perception born of ear-contact, perception born of nose-contact, perception born of tongue-contact, perception born of body-contact, and perception born of mind-contact as self: "That which is perception born of mind-contact, that am I; that which I am, that is perception born of mind-contact" — thus he regards perception born of mind-contact and the self as not two. Just as, when an oil lamp is burning, one regards the flame and its colour as not two: "That which is the flame, that is the colour; that which is the colour, that is the flame" — even so, here someone regards perception born of mind-contact as self: "That which is perception born of mind-contact, that am I; that which I am, that is perception born of mind-contact" — thus he regards perception born of mind-contact and the self as not two. The misapprehension through adherence is a view. The view is not the basis, and the basis is not the view; the view is one thing, the basis another. The view together with the basis: this is the first view of self (attānudiṭṭhi) having perception as its basis. The view of self is wrong view (micchādiṭṭhi) … These are fetters, but not views. Thus one regards perception as self.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.