VaggaTissopianusayakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1438

[1438] "Is the latent tendency to lust for existence (bhavarāgānusaya) indeterminate (abyākata)?" "Yes." "Are lust for existence (bhavarāga), the obsession of lust for existence (bhavarāga-pariyuṭṭhāna), the fetter of lust for existence (bhavarāga-saññojana) indeterminate?" "It should not be said thus." … "Are lust for existence, the obsession of lust for existence, the fetter of lust for existence unwholesome (akusala)?" "Yes." "Is the latent tendency to lust for existence unwholesome?" "It should not be said thus." …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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