[1661] [Sakavādin:] Form (rūpa) is a root (hetu), without an object (anārammaṇa) — there is no adverting (āvajjanā) of it … no aspiration (paṇidhi) of it?
[Paravādin:] Yes.
[Sakavādin:] Non-greed is a root, without an object — there is no adverting of it … no aspiration of it?
[Paravādin:] It should not be said thus. …
[Sakavādin:] Form is a root, without an object — there is no adverting of it … no aspiration of it?
[Paravādin:] Yes.
[Sakavādin:] Non-hatred is a root, non-delusion is a root, greed is a root, hatred is a root, delusion is a root, without an object — there is no adverting of it … no aspiration of it?
[Paravādin:] It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.