VaggaJīvitindriyakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1299

[1299] S. Do non-percipient beings (asaññasattā) have the life faculty (jīvitindriya)? P. Yes. S. In which aggregate (khandha) is it included? P. It is included in the aggregate of volitional formations (saṅkhārakkhandha). S. Do non-percipient beings have the aggregate of volitional formations? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Do non-percipient beings have the aggregate of volitional formations? P. Yes. S. Do non-percipient beings have the aggregate of feeling (vedanākkhandha) … the aggregate of perception (saññākkhandha) … the aggregate of consciousness (viññāṇakkhandha)? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Do non-percipient beings have the aggregate of feeling … the aggregate of perception … the aggregate of consciousness? P. Yes. S. Is it five-constituent existence (pañcavokārabhava)? P. It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.