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Kathavatthu 10.3.2

Kathāvatthu 10.3.2

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10.3.2.1

Nanu pañcaviññāṇā purejātavatthukā purejātārammaṇā ajjhattikavatthukā bāhirārammaṇā asambhinnavatthukā asambhinnārammaṇā nānāvatthukā nānārammaṇā na aññamaññassa gocaravisayaṃ paccanubhonti, na asamannāhārā uppajjanti, na amanasikārā uppajjanti, na abbokiṇṇā uppajjanti, na apubbaṃ acarimaṃ uppajjanti, na aññamaññassa samanantarā uppajjanti, nanu pañcaviññāṇā anābhogāti?

Do not the five consciousnesses have pre-arisen physical bases and pre-arisen objects, internal physical bases and external objects, undisrupted physical bases and undisrupted objects, distinct physical bases and distinct objects, and they do not experience each other’s pasture and domain, do not arise without attention, do not arise without mental application, do not arise intermixed, do not arise neither before nor after, do not arise immediately after each other—are not the five consciousnesses without reflection?

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10.3.2.2

Āmantā.

Yes.

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10.3.2.3

Hañci pañcaviññāṇā anābhogā, no ca vata re vattabbe—

If the five consciousnesses are without reflection, then indeed, sir, it should not be said:

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10.3.2.4

“pañcaviññāṇasamaṅgissa atthi maggabhāvanā”ti.

“One endowed with the five consciousnesses has the development of the path.”

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