MahāvaggavaggaMahāvagga

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 23

[23] P.: "Is the person (puggala) not apprehended in the sense of a real and ultimate fact (sacchikaṭṭha-paramaṭṭha)?" S.: "Yes." P.: "It was said by the Blessed One, 'There is a person practicing for his own welfare,' and the eye base (cakkhāyatana) is apprehended in the sense of a real and ultimate fact? … and the ear base (sotāyatana) is apprehended … and the dhamma base (dhammāyatana) is apprehended in the sense of a real and ultimate fact? …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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