[690] "Is the speech (vohāra) of the Buddha, the Blessed One, mundane (lokiya) when he speaks of the mundane, and supramundane (lokuttara) when he speaks of the supramundane?"
"Yes."
"When he speaks of the path (magga), is it the path? When he speaks of the non-path, is it the non-path? When he speaks of fruition (phala), is it fruition? When he speaks of non-fruition, is it non-fruition? When he speaks of Nibbāna, is it Nibbāna? When he speaks of non-Nibbāna, is it non-Nibbāna? When he speaks of the conditioned (saṅkhata), is it the conditioned? When he speaks of the unconditioned (asaṅkhata), is it the unconditioned? When he speaks of form (rūpa), is it form? When he speaks of non-form, is it non-form? When he speaks of feeling (vedanā), is it feeling? When he speaks of non-feeling, is it non-feeling? When he speaks of perception (saññā), is it perception? When he speaks of non-perception, is it non-perception? When he speaks of volitional formations (saṅkhārā), is it volitional formations? When he speaks of non-formations, is it non-formations? When he speaks of consciousness (viññāṇa), is it consciousness? When he speaks of non-consciousness, is it non-consciousness?"
"It should not be said thus." …
The Discussion on Speech (Vohārakathā).
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The Discussion on Cessation (Nirodhakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.