VaggaAntarābhavakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1204

[1204] Sakavādī: There is formless existence (arūpabhava); formless existence is an existence (bhava), a destination (gati), an abode of beings (sattāvāsa), a round of rebirth (saṃsāra), a mode of generation (yoni), a station of consciousness (viññāṇaṭṭhiti), an acquisition of individuality (attabhāvapaṭilābha)? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: There is intermediate existence (antarābhava); intermediate existence is an existence, a destination, an abode of beings, a round of rebirth, a mode of generation, a station of consciousness, an acquisition of individuality? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādī: Is there kamma leading to formless existence? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: Is there kamma leading to intermediate existence? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādī: Are there beings who reach formless existence? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: Are there beings who reach intermediate existence? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādī: In formless existence, do beings take birth, age, die, pass away, and reappear? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: In intermediate existence, do beings take birth, age, die, pass away, and reappear? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādī: In formless existence, are there feeling (vedanā), perception (saññā), volitional formations (saṅkhārā), and consciousness (viññāṇa)? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: In intermediate existence, are there feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādī: Is formless existence a four-constituent existence (catuvokārabhava)? Paravādī: Yes. Sakavādī: Is intermediate existence a four-constituent existence? Paravādī: It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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