[1788] Sakavādin: Is the Nibbāna element (nibbānadhātu) wholesome (kusala)?
Paravādin: Yes.
S.: Is it with an object (sārammaṇā)? Is there adverting (āvajjanā) of it … aspiration (paṇidhi)?
P.: It should not be said thus. …
S.: Is it not the case that it is without an object (anārammaṇā), that there is no adverting of it … aspiration?
P.: Yes.
S.: If it is without an object, and there is no adverting of it … aspiration, then indeed it should not be said that the Nibbāna element is wholesome.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.