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S. Does form (rūpa) exist?
P. In this way it exists; in this way it does not exist.
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. Yes.
S. Is the meaning of 'exists' the meaning of 'does not exist'? Is the meaning of 'does not exist' the meaning of 'exists'? Is the state of existing the state of not existing? Is the state of not existing the state of existing? Whether one says 'exists' or 'does not exist,' or says 'does not exist' or 'exists' — are these one and the same, identical in meaning, equal, equivalent, of the same kind?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does feeling (vedanā) … perception (saññā) … volitional formations (saṅkhārā) … consciousness (viññāṇa) exist?
P. In this way it exists; in this way it does not exist.
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. Yes.
S. Is the meaning of 'exists' the meaning of 'does not exist'? … equal, equivalent, of the same kind?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does form exist in this way and not exist in this way?
P. Yes.
S. In what way does it exist? In what way does it not exist?
P. Form exists in this way: as 'form'; form does not exist in this way: as 'feeling.' … Form does not exist in this way: as 'perception.' … Form does not exist in this way: as 'volitional formations.' … Form does not exist in this way: as 'consciousness.'
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. Yes.
S. Is the meaning of 'exists' the meaning of 'does not exist'? … equal, equivalent, of the same kind?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness exist in this way and not exist in this way?
P. Yes.
S. In what way does it exist? In what way does it not exist?
P. Consciousness exists in this way: as 'consciousness'; consciousness does not exist in this way: as 'form.' … Consciousness does not exist in this way: as 'feeling.' … Consciousness does not exist in this way: as 'perception.' … Consciousness does not exist in this way: as 'volitional formations.'
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. Yes.
S. Is the meaning of 'exists' the meaning of 'does not exist'? … equal, equivalent, of the same kind?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.