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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 727

[727] S. Are the establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna) noble, having emptiness (suññatā) as object … having the signless (animitta) as object … having the desireless (appaṇihita) as object? P. Yes. S. Is the power of the Tathāgata (tathāgatabala) — namely, the knowledge (ñāṇa) as it really is (yathābhūta) of the passing away and reappearance of beings — noble, having the desireless as object? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Are the right exertions (sammappadhāna) … the factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) noble, having emptiness as object … having the signless as object … having the desireless as object? P. Yes. S. Is the power of the Tathāgata — namely, the knowledge as it really is of the passing away and reappearance of beings — noble, having the desireless as object? P. It should not be said thus. …

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