Tipiṭaka

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Kathāvatthu

Mahāpaṇṇāsaka

Pannarasamavagga

Aññamaññapaccayakathā

1 Avijjāpaccayāva saṅkhārā, na vattabbaṁ—“saṅkhārapaccayāpi avijjā”ti? Āmantā. Nanu avijjā saṅkhārena sahajātāti? Āmantā. Hañci avijjā saṅkhārena sahajātā, tena vata re vattabbe—“avijjāpaccayāpi saṅkhārā, saṅkhārapaccayāpi avijjā”ti.

2 Taṇhāpaccayāva upādānaṁ, na vattabbaṁ—“upādānapaccayāpi taṇhā”ti? Āmantā. Nanu taṇhā upādānena sahajātāti? Āmantā. Hañci taṇhā upādānena sahajātā, tena vata re vattabbe—“taṇhāpaccayāpi upādānaṁ, upādānapaccayāpi taṇhā”ti.

3 “Jarāmaraṇapaccayā, bhikkhave, jāti, jātipaccayā bhavo”ti—attheva suttantoti? Natthi. Tena hi avijjāpaccayāva saṅkhārā, na vattabbaṁ—“saṅkhārapaccayāpi avijjā”ti. Taṇhāpaccayāva upādānaṁ, na vattabbaṁ—“upādānapaccayāpi taṇhā”ti.

4 “Viññāṇapaccayā, bhikkhave, nāmarūpaṁ, nāmarūpapaccayāpi viññāṇan”ti—attheva suttantoti? Āmantā. Tena hi avijjāpaccayāpi saṅkhārā, saṅkhārapaccayāpi avijjā; taṇhāpaccayāpi upādānaṁ, upādānapaccayāpi taṇhāti.

Aññamaññapaccayakathā niṭṭhitā.

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