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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 1068

[1068] And how is there [the craving (taṇhā)] 'By this may I be thus'? There is [the craving] 'By this may I be a nobleman (khattiya),' or 'By this may I be a brahmin (brāhmaṇa),' or 'By this may I be a merchant-farmer (vessa),' or 'By this may I be a labourer (sudda),' or 'By this may I be a householder (gahaṭṭha),' or 'By this may I be one gone forth (pabbajita),' or 'By this may I be a deva,' or 'By this may I be a human being (manussa),' or 'By this may I be one having form (rūpī),' or 'By this may I be one without form (arūpī),' or 'By this may I be percipient (saññī),' or 'By this may I be non-percipient (asaññī),' or 'By this may I be neither percipient nor non-percipient (nevasaññīnāsaññī).' Thus there is [the craving] 'By this may I be thus.'

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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