VaggaAntarābhavakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1201

[1201] S. (Sakavādin): Is there an intermediate existence (antarābhava)? P. (Paravādin): Yes. S.: Is it a fifth mode of birth (yoni), a sixth destination (gati), an eighth station of consciousness (viññāṇaṭṭhiti), a tenth abode of beings (sattāvāsa)? P.: It should not be said so. … S.: Is there an intermediate existence? P.: Yes. S.: Is the intermediate existence an existence (bhava), a destination, an abode of beings, saṃsāra, a mode of birth, a station of consciousness, an acquisition of individuality (attabhāvapaṭilābha)? P.: It should not be said so. … S.: Is there kamma leading to an intermediate existence? P.: It should not be said so. … S.: Are there beings who reach an intermediate existence? P.: It should not be said so. … S.: In the intermediate existence, are beings born, do they age, die, pass away, and re-arise? P.: It should not be said so. … S.: In the intermediate existence, are there form (rūpa), feeling (vedanā), perception (saññā), volitional formations (saṅkhārā), consciousness (viññāṇa)? P.: It should not be said so. … S.: Is the intermediate existence a five-constituent existence (pañcavokārabhava)? P.: It should not be said so. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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