[348] S. The past eye exists, forms exist, eye-consciousness (cakkhuviññāṇa) exists, light (āloka) exists, attention (manasikāra) exists?
P. Yes.
S. Does one see a past form with the past eye?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The past ear exists, sounds exist, ear-consciousness (sotaviññāṇa) exists, space (ākāsa) exists, attention exists?
P. Yes.
S. Does one hear a past sound with the past ear?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The past nose exists, odors exist, nose-consciousness (ghānaviññāṇa) exists, air (vāyo) exists, attention exists?
P. Yes.
S. Does one smell a past odor with the past nose?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The past tongue exists, tastes exist, tongue-consciousness (jivhāviññāṇa) exists, water (āpo) exists, attention exists?
P. Yes.
S. Does one taste a past taste with the past tongue?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The past body exists, tangibles (phoṭṭhabbā) exist, body-consciousness (kāyaviññāṇa) exists, earth (paṭhavī) exists, attention exists?
P. Yes.
S. Does one touch a past tangible with the past body?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The past mind (mano) exists, dhammas (dhammā) exist, mind-consciousness (manoviññāṇa) exists, the base (vatthu) exists, attention exists?
P. Yes.
S. Does one cognize a past dhamma with the past mind?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.