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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1412

[1412] [Sakavādin:] Virtue (sīla) is not a mental factor (acetasika)? [Paravādin:] Yes. [Sakavādin:] Is it without fruit (aphala), without result (avipāka)? [Paravādin:] It should not be said thus. … [Sakavādin:] Is it not with fruit, with result? [Paravādin:] Yes. [Sakavādin:] If it is with fruit, with result, then indeed, sir, it should not be said that virtue is not a mental factor. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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