MahāvaggavaggaKalyāṇavagga

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 145

[145] S. Is human happiness (sukha) apprehended (upalabbhati)? Is one who experiences (paṭisaṃvedī) human happiness apprehended? P. Yes. S. Is the great earth apprehended? … Is the great ocean apprehended? Is Sineru, king of mountains, apprehended? Is water (āpo) apprehended? Is fire (tejo) apprehended? Is air (vāyo) apprehended? … Are grass, wood, and forest-lord trees (vanappati) apprehended? Is one who experiences grass, wood, and forest-lord trees apprehended? P. It should not be said so. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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