VaggaAnāsavakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 899

[899] Sakavādin: Having been subject to taints (sāsava), does it become not subject to taints (anāsava)? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Is that very thing which is subject to taints the same as that which is not subject to taints? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādin: Is that very thing which is subject to taints the same as that which is not subject to taints? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Does lust (rāga), having been subject to taints, become not subject to taints? Paravādin: It should not be said thus. … Sakavādin: Does hatred … delusion … does lack of moral dread (anottappa), having been subject to taints, become not 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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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