Viyahapannatti 13.7.590

13.7.590

āyā bhaṃte! maṇe? anne maṇe?
goyamā! no āyā maṇe, anne maṇe|
rūviṃ bhaṃte! maṇe? arūviṃ maṇe?
goyamā! rūviṃ maṇe, no arūviṃ maṇe|
sacitte bhaṃte! maṇe? acitte maṇe?
goyamā! no sacitte maṇe, acitte maṇe|
jīve bhaṃte! maṇe? ajīve maṇe?
goyamā! no jīve maṇe, ajīve maṇe|
jīvāṇaṃ bhaṃte! maṇe? ajīvāṇaṃ maṇe?
goyamā! jīvāṇaṃ maṇe, no ajīvāṇaṃ maṇe|
puvviṃ bhaṃte! maṇe? maṇijjamāṇe maṇe? maṇasamayavītikkaṃte maṇe?
goyamā! no puvviṃ maṇe, maṇijjamāṇe maṇe, no maṇasamayavītikkaṃte maṇe|
puvviṃ bhaṃte! maṇe bhijjati, maṇijjamāṇe maṇe bhijjati, maṇasamayavītikkaṃte maṇe bhijjati?
goyamā! no puvviṃ maṇe bhijjati, maṇijjamāṇe maṇe bhijjati, no manasamayavītikkaṃte maṇe bhijjati|
kativihe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! mane pannatte?
goyamā! cauvvihe mane pannatte, taṃ jahā–sacce, mose, saccāmose, asaccāmose|

'Is the mind the soul, Venerable Sir, or is the mind something else?'
'Gautama, the mind is not the soul; the mind is something else.'
'Is the mind possessed of form, Venerable Sir, or formless?'
'Gautama, the mind has form; it is not formless.'
'Is the mind animate, Venerable Sir, or inanimate?'
'Gautama, the mind is not animate; it is inanimate.'
'Is the mind a soul, Venerable Sir, or a non-soul?'
'Gautama, the mind is not a soul; it is a non-soul.'
'Does the mind belong to souls, Venerable Sir, or to non-souls?'
'Gautama, the mind belongs to souls, not to non-souls.'
'Is it the mind beforehand, Venerable Sir, or while being mentally engaged, or when the moment of mental engagement has elapsed?'
'Gautama, it is not the mind beforehand, it is the mind while being mentally engaged, it is not the mind when the moment of mental engagement has elapsed.'
'Does the mind divide beforehand, Venerable Sir, or does it divide while being mentally engaged, or does it divide when the moment of mental engagement has elapsed?'
'Gautama, it does not divide beforehand, it divides while being mentally engaged, it does not divide when the moment of mental engagement has elapsed.'
'How many kinds of mind are declared, Venerable Sir?'
'Gautama, four kinds of mind are declared, namely: true, false, true-and-false, and neither-true-nor-false.'