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S. Does one abandon future defilements (kilesa)?
P. Yes.
S. Does one cause the unborn not to be born, cause the unoriginated not to originate, cause the unproduced not to be produced, cause the unmanifested not to become manifest?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does one abandon future defilements?
P. Yes.
S. Is it not that the future is unborn?
P. Yes.
S. If the future is unborn, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said that one abandons future defilements.
S. Does one abandon future defilements?
P. Yes.
S. Is it not that the future does not exist?
P. Yes.
S. If the future does not exist, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said that one abandons future defilements.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.