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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 671

[671] [Sakavādin:] Is the speech (vohāra) of the Buddha, the Blessed One, supramundane (lokuttara)? [Paravādin:] Yes. [Sakavādin:] Does it impinge upon a supramundane ear and not upon a mundane (lokiya) one? Is it cognized with supramundane consciousness (viññāṇa) and not with mundane? Do disciples (sāvakā) cognize it, and worldlings (puthujjanā) not? [Paravādin:] It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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