VaggaĀruppakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1096

[1096] Sakavādin: Is the sphere of infinity of space (ākāsānañcāyatana) unconditioned (asaṅkhata)? Paravādin: Yes. S.: Is it Nibbāna — the shelter (tāṇa), the retreat (leṇa), the refuge (saraṇa), the final resort (parāyana), the imperishable (accuta), the deathless (amata)? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Is the sphere of infinity of space unconditioned, and Nibbāna unconditioned? P.: Yes. S.: Are there two unconditioneds? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Are there two unconditioneds? P.: Yes. S.: Are there two shelters … or an interval [between them]? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Is the sphere of infinity of space unconditioned? P.: Yes. S.: Is the sphere of infinity of space a state of existence (bhava), a destination (gati), an abode of beings (sattāvāsa), a round of rebirths (saṃsāra), a mode of generation (yoni), a station of consciousness (viññāṇaṭṭhiti), an acquisition of individual existence (attabhāvapaṭilābha)? P.: Yes. S.: Is the unconditioned a state of existence, a destination, an abode of beings, a round of rebirths, a mode of generation, a station of consciousness, an acquisition of individual existence? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Is there kamma that leads to the sphere of infinity of space? P.: Yes. S.: Is there kamma that leads to the unconditioned? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Are there beings who reach the sphere of infinity of space? P.: Yes. S.: Are there beings who reach the unconditioned? P.: It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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