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S. Is the formless element (arūpadhātu) an existence (bhava), a destination (gati), … an acquisition of individuality (attabhāvapaṭilābha)?
P. Yes.
S. Is feeling (vedanā) an existence, a destination, … an acquisition of individuality?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is there kamma that leads to the formless element?
P. Yes.
S. Is there kamma that leads to feeling?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Are there beings (sattā) who reach the formless element?
P. Yes.
S. Are there beings who reach feeling?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. In the formless element, are beings born, do they age, die, pass away, and reappear?
P. Yes.
S. In feeling, are beings born, do they age, die, pass away, and reappear?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. In the formless element, are there feeling, perception (saññā), volitional formations (saṅkhārā), and consciousness (viññāṇa)?
P. Yes.
S. In feeling, are there feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is the formless element a four-constituent existence (catuvokārabhava)?
P. Yes.
S. Is feeling a four-constituent existence?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Formless phenomena (dhammā) are the formless element; in the sense element (kāmadhātu), are there feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness?
P. Yes.
S. Is that very sense element the formless element?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is that very sense element the formless element?
P. Yes.
S. Is a person (puggala) endowed with sense-sphere existence (kāmabhava) endowed with two existences: with sense-sphere existence and with formless existence (arūpabhava)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Material phenomena are the form element (rūpadhātu), formless phenomena are the formless element; in the sense element, are there form (rūpa), feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness?
P. Yes.
S. Is that very sense element the form element and the formless element?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is that very sense element the form element and the formless element?
P. Yes.
S. Is a person endowed with sense-sphere existence endowed with three existences: with sense-sphere existence, with form-sphere existence (rūpabhava), and with formless existence?
P. It should not be said thus. …
The Discussion of the Formless Element (Arūpadhātukathā) is concluded.
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Discussion of the Sense Bases in the Form Element (Rūpadhātuyā Āyatanakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.