MahāvaggavaggaHevatthītikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 443

[443] Paravādin: Should it not be said: "The past (atīta) exists in such a way and does not exist in such a way; the future (anāgata) exists in such a way and does not exist in such a way; the present (paccuppanna) exists in such a way and does not exist in such a way"? Sakavādin: Yes (āmantā). Paravādin: Does the past exist in such a way as "the future"? Does the past exist in such a way as "the present"? Does the future exist in such a way as "the past"? Does the future exist in such a way as "the present"? Does the present exist in such a way as "the past"? Does the present exist in such a way as "the future"? Sakavādin: It should not be said thus. … Paravādin: Then, in that case, the past exists in such a way and does not exist in such a way; the future exists in such a way and does not exist in such a way; the present exists in such a way and does not exist in such a way.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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