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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 1065

[1065] And how is there [the craving] "By this may I be so" (iminā evaṃ siyaṃ)? Comparing [oneself] with another person: "As that one is a nobleman (khattiya), so by this may I be a nobleman," or "As that one is a brahmin (brāhmaṇa), so by this may I be a brahmin," … or "As that one is neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient (nevasaññīnāsaññī), so by this may I be neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient." Thus there is [the craving] "By this may I be so."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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