[254] S. Does the Arahant (arahā) fall away (parihāyati) from Arahantship (arahatta)?
P. Yes.
S. Does the Arahant accumulate (ācināti)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant dismantle (apacināti)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant abandon (pajahati)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant cling (upādiyati)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant scatter (visineti)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant amass (ussineti)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant extinguish (vidhūpeti)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does the Arahant kindle (sandhūpeti)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it not so that the Arahant neither accumulates nor dismantles, but stands having dismantled?
P. Yes.
S. If the Arahant neither accumulates nor dismantles, but stands having dismantled, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said: "The Arahant falls away from Arahantship."
S. Is it not so that the Arahant neither abandons nor clings, but stands having abandoned?
P. Yes.
S. If the Arahant neither abandons nor clings, but stands having abandoned, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said: "The Arahant falls away from Arahantship."
S. Is it not so that the Arahant neither scatters nor amasses, but stands having scattered?
P. Yes.
S. If the Arahant neither scatters nor amasses, but stands having scattered, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said: "The Arahant falls away from Arahantship."
S. Is it not so that the Arahant neither extinguishes nor kindles, but stands having extinguished?
P. Yes.
S. If the Arahant neither extinguishes nor kindles, but stands having extinguished, then indeed, good sir, it should not be said: "The Arahant falls away from Arahantship."
The Discourse on Falling Away (Parihānikathā) is ended.
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The Discourse on the Holy Life (Brahmacariyakathā)
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