[897] [Sakavādin:] If an Arahant (arahā) gives almsfood (piṇḍapāta) to a worldling (puthujjana), gives lodging (senāsana), gives medicinal requisites for the sick (gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhāra), does [that gift], having been without taints (anāsava), become subject to taints (sāsava)?
[Paravādin:] It should not be said thus. …
[Sakavādin:] Having been without taints, does it become subject to taints?
[Paravādin:] Yes.
[Sakavādin:] Is that very thing which is without taints the same as that which is subject to taints?
[Paravādin:] It should not be said thus. …
[Sakavādin:] Is that very thing which is without taints the same as that which is subject to taints?
[Paravādin:] Yes.
[Sakavādin:] Does the path (magga), having been without 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 without 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.