[1471] S. Is the persistence (ṭhitatā) of form (rūpa) fully constituted (parinipphanna)?
P. Yes.
S. Is the persistence of that [persistence] fully constituted?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is the persistence of that [persistence] fully constituted?
P. Yes.
S. Then for each and every one of those [persistences] there is no making an end of suffering (dukkha), no cutting off of the round (vaṭṭūpaccheda), no final Nibbāna without clinging (anupādā-parinibbāna)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is the persistence of feeling (vedanā) … the persistence of perception (saññā) … the persistence of volitional formations (saṅkhārā) … the persistence of consciousness (viññāṇa) fully constituted?
P. Yes.
S. Is the persistence of that [persistence] fully constituted?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is the persistence of that [persistence] fully constituted?
P. Yes.
S. Then for each and every one of those [persistences] there is no making an end of suffering, no cutting off of the round, no final Nibbāna without clinging?
P. It should not be said thus. …
The Discussion of the Persistence of Dhammas (Dhammaṭṭhitatākathā) is concluded.
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The Discussion of Impermanence (Aniccatākathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.