[1666] S. "Form (rūpa) is with root-cause (sahetuka) yet without an object (anārammaṇa); there is for it no adverting (āvajjana) … no aspiration (paṇidhi)?"
P. "Yes."
S. "Non-greed (alobha) is with root-cause yet without an object; there is for it no adverting … no aspiration?"
P. "It should not be said thus." …
S. "Form is with root-cause yet without an object; there is for it no adverting … no aspiration?"
P. "Yes."
S. "Non-hatred (adosa) is with root-cause … Lack of moral dread (anottappa) is with root-cause yet without an object; there is for it no adverting … no aspiration?"
P. "It should not be said thus." …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.