VaggaArūpadhātukathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1219

[1219] Sakavādin: Are formless phenomena (arūpino dhammā) the formless element (arūpadhātu)? Paravādin: Yes. S.: Is feeling (vedanā) an existence (bhava), a destination (gati), an abode of beings (sattāvāsa), the round of rebirth (saṃsāra), a mode of generation (yoni), a station of consciousness (viññāṇaṭṭhiti), an acquisition of individuality (attabhāvapaṭilābha)? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Is there kamma that leads to feeling? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Are there beings who attain to feeling? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Do beings take birth, age, die, pass away, and reappear in feeling? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Do feeling, perception (saññā), volitional formations (saṅkhārā), and consciousness (viññāṇa) exist in feeling? P.: It should not be said thus. … S.: Is feeling four-constituent existence (catuvokārabhava)? P.: It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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