MahāvaggavaggaMahāvagga

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 61

[61] "Is the person (puggala) not apprehended in the sense of a real and ultimate fact (sacchikaṭṭha-paramaṭṭha)?" "Yes." "Was it said by the Blessed One: 'There is the person who practices for his own welfare'?" "Yes." "Is the person with conditions (sappaccaya)? … Is the person without conditions (appaccaya)? … Is the person conditioned (saṅkhata)? … Is the person unconditioned (asaṅkhata)? … Is the person eternal (sassata)? … Is the person not eternal (asassata)? … Is the person with a sign (sanimitta)? … Is the person signless (animitta)?" "It should not be said thus." … (Abridged.) The Application of Characteristics (Lakkhaṇayuttikatā).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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