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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1789

[1789] S. Non-greed (alobha) is wholesome (kusala) and has an object (sārammaṇa); is there adverting (āvajjanā) of it … aspiration (paṇidhi)? P. Yes. S. The Nibbāna element (nibbānadhātu) is wholesome and has an object; is there adverting of it … aspiration? P. It should not be said thus. … #1. Ma (Burmese edition): rūpā. S. Non-hatred (adosa) is wholesome … non-delusion (amoha) is wholesome … faith (saddhā), energy (viriya), mindfulness (sati), concentration (samādhi) … wisdom (paññā) is wholesome and has an object; is there adverting of it … aspiration? P. Yes. S. The Nibbāna element is wholesome and has an object; is there adverting of it … aspiration? P. It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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