[1036] And how is there [the craving] "I am thus"?
Having made comparison with another person (paraṃ puggalaṃ upanidhāya): "As he is a noble (khattiya), so am I a noble," or "As he is a brahmin (brāhmaṇa), so am I a brahmin," or "As he is a merchant (vessa), so am I a merchant," or "As he is a labourer (sudda), so am I a labourer," or "As he is a householder (gahaṭṭha), so am I a householder," or "As he is one gone forth (pabbajita), so am I one gone forth," or "As he is a deva, so am I a deva," or "As he is a human being (manussa), so am I a human being," or "As he is one having form (rūpī), so am I one having form," or "As he is formless (arūpī), so am I formless," or "As he is percipient (saññī), so am I percipient," or "As he is non-percipient (asaññī), so am I non-percipient," or "As he is neither percipient nor non-percipient (nevasaññīnāsaññī), so am I neither percipient nor non-percipient" — thus there is [the craving] "I am thus."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.