[19] Therein, which perception (saññā) is far (dūre)?
Unwholesome (akusala) perception is far from wholesome (kusala) and indeterminate (abyākata) perceptions; wholesome and indeterminate perceptions are far from unwholesome perception; wholesome perception is far from unwholesome and indeterminate perceptions; unwholesome and indeterminate perceptions are far from wholesome perception; indeterminate perception is far from wholesome and unwholesome perceptions; wholesome and unwholesome perceptions are far from indeterminate perception. Perception associated with painful feeling (vedanā) is far from perceptions associated with pleasant and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings; perceptions associated with pleasant and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings are far from perception associated with painful feeling; perception associated with pleasant feeling is far from perceptions associated with painful and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings; perceptions associated with painful and neither-painful-nor-pleasant feelings are far from perception associated with pleasant feeling; perception associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling is far from perceptions associated with pleasant and painful feelings; perceptions associated with pleasant and painful feelings are far from perception associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. The perception of one who has not entered an attainment (asamāpanna) is far from the perception of one who has entered an attainment (samāpanna); the perception of one who has entered an attainment is far from the perception of one who has not entered an attainment. Perception subject to taints (sāsava) is far from perception free from taints (anāsava); perception free from taints is far from perception subject to taints. This is called perception that is far.
Therein, which perception is near (santike)?
Unwholesome perception is near to unwholesome perception; wholesome perception is near to wholesome perception; indeterminate perception is near to indeterminate perception. Perception associated with painful feeling is near to perception associated with painful feeling; perception associated with pleasant feeling is near to perception associated with pleasant feeling; perception associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling is near to perception associated with neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling. The perception of one who has not entered an attainment is near to the perception of one who has not entered an attainment; the perception of one who has entered an attainment is near to the perception of one who has entered an attainment. Perception subject to taints is near to perception subject to taints; perception free from taints is near to perception free from taints. This is called perception that is near.
Or else, taking this or that perception in each case, perception should be seen as far or near.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.