MahāvaggavaggaMahāvagga

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 58

[58] P. Is the person (puggala) not apprehended in the sense of a real and ultimate fact (sacchikaṭṭha-paramaṭṭha)? S. Yes. P. Was it said by the Blessed One: "There is a person who practises for his own welfare"? S. Yes. P. Is the eye base (cakkhāyatana) the person? … Is the person in the eye base? … Is the person apart from the eye base? … Is the eye base in the person? … Is the dhamma base (dhammāyatana) the person? … Is the person in the dhamma base? … Is the person apart from the dhamma base? … Is the dhamma base in the person? … Is the eye element (cakkhudhātu) the person? … Is the person in the eye element? … Is the person apart from the eye element? … Is the eye element in the person? … Is the dhamma element (dhammadhātu) the person? … Is the person in the dhamma element? … Is the person apart from the dhamma element? … Is the dhamma element in the person? …

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