[321] S. Whether one says 'present' (paccuppanna) or 'form' (rūpa), or 'form' or 'present'—applying [both terms] to present form—are these one and the same (esese), identical in meaning (ekaṭṭhe), equal (same), equivalent (samabhāge), of the very same kind (tajjāte)?
P. Yes.
S. Does present form, while it is ceasing, not abandon its state of being form?
P. Yes.
S. Does it not abandon its state of being present?
P. It should not be said so. …
S. Whether one says 'white' (odāta) or 'cloth' (vattha), or 'cloth' or 'white'—applying [both terms] to a white cloth—are these one and the same, identical in meaning, equal, equivalent, of the very same kind?
P. Yes.
S. Does a white cloth, while it is being dyed, abandon its state of being white?
P. Yes.
S. Does it abandon its state of being cloth?
P. It should not be said so.
S. Whether one says 'white' or 'cloth', or 'cloth' or 'white'—applying [both terms] to a white cloth—are these one and the same, identical in meaning, equal, equivalent, of the very same kind?
P. Yes.
S. Does a white cloth, while it is being dyed, not abandon its state of being cloth?
P. Yes.
S. Does it not abandon its state of being white?
P. It should not be said so. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.