VaggaAtītānāgatapaccuppannakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1372

[1372] S. Is one endowed with the past eye element (cakkhu-dhātu), endowed with the future eye element, endowed with the present eye element? P. Yes. S. Is one endowed with three eye elements? P. It should not be said so. … S. Is one endowed with the eighteen past elements (dhātu), endowed with the eighteen future elements, endowed with the eighteen present elements? P. Yes. S. Is one endowed with fifty-four elements? P. It should not be said so. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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