Dhaṁyamakapaṇṇattivāra

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Yamaka (2) · Vol. 39 · Section 91

[91] Are those that are not wholesome (kusala), not phenomena (dhammā)? Excluding the wholesome, the remaining phenomena are not wholesome, [but they are] phenomena; excluding both the wholesome and phenomena, the remaining are neither wholesome nor phenomena. Are those that are not phenomena, not wholesome phenomena? Yes. Are those that are not unwholesome (akusala), not phenomena? Excluding the unwholesome, the remaining phenomena are not unwholesome, [but they are] phenomena; excluding both the unwholesome and phenomena, the remaining are neither unwholesome nor phenomena. Are those that are not phenomena, not unwholesome phenomena? Yes. Are those that are not indeterminate (abyākata), not phenomena? Excluding the indeterminate, the remaining phenomena are not indeterminate, [but they are] phenomena; excluding both the indeterminate and phenomena, the remaining are neither indeterminate nor phenomena. Are those that are not phenomena, not indeterminate phenomena? Yes. _______________________

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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