VaggaAnāsavakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 896

[896] Sakavādin: If an arahant (arahā) gives a robe (cīvara) to a worldling (puthujjana), does it, having been not subject to taints (anāsava), become subject to taints (sāsava)? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādin: Does it, having been not subject to taints, become subject to taints? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Is the very thing that is not subject to taints the same thing that is subject to taints? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādin: Is the very thing that is not subject to taints the same thing that is subject to taints? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Does the path (magga), having been not subject to taints, become subject to taints? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādin: Does fruition (phala), the establishment of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna), right exertion (sammappadhāna), the basis for success (iddhipāda), the faculty (indriya), the power (bala), the factor of awakening (bojjhaṅga), having been not subject to taints, become subject to taints? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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