[1392] Sakavādin: The five consciousnesses (pañca viññāṇā) are wholesome (kusala) as well as unwholesome (akusala)?
Paravādin: Yes.
S.: Is it not the case that the five consciousnesses have an arisen basis (vatthu) and an arisen object (ārammaṇa)?
P.: Yes.
S.: If the five consciousnesses have an arisen basis and an arisen object, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said: "The five consciousnesses are wholesome as well as unwholesome."
S.: Is it not the case that the five consciousnesses have a pre-arisen basis and a pre-arisen object; an internal basis and an external object; an intact basis and an intact object; diverse bases and diverse objects; that they do not experience one another's resort and range (gocara-visaya); that they do not arise without adverting (samannāhāra); that they do not arise without attention (manasikāra); that they do not arise without [other states] intervening; that they do not arise simultaneously, neither before nor after one another; that they do not arise in immediate succession to one another — is it not the case that the five consciousnesses are devoid of ideation (anābhoga)?
P.: Yes.
S.: If the five consciousnesses are devoid of ideation, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said: "The five consciousnesses are wholesome as well as unwholesome."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.