false view (ditthi): "Sir, as the soul (atta )
which is supplied with the five objects of
desire, is in complete possession of them,
enjoys himself, Sir, the soul thus has attained
the supreme Nibbana in the visible world."(注 8)
Thus do some proclaim the supreme Nibbana in
the visible world for an existing being.
b)Final stage
To him someone else says:
"Sir there is indeed this atta of which you
speak. I do not say that this
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(8) Yato......ayam atta pancahi kamagunehi samappito
samangibhuto paricareti ettavata......ayam atta
parama-ditthadhamma-nibbanappatto hoti (D. Nikaya I,
p.36 ).
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does not exist, but this atta thus has not
attained the supreme Nibbana in the visible
world.Why? Sir, the desirable objects (kama)
are impermanent, painful, and naturally subject
to change; as they become transformed grief,
lamentation, pain, melancholy and despair
(soka-parideva-dukkha-domanassa-upayasa) arise.
Since this atta ? having separated itself from
desirable objects and unwholesome mental states
attains the first jhana and abides therein
which is born of separation (vivekajam),
characterised by rapturous happiness
(pitisukham) and accompanied by thoughts of
enquiry and judgemental decision (savitakkam
savicaram),( 注 9) to that extent it has
attained the supreme nibbana in the visible
world."
Thus do some declare the supreme nibbana in the
visible world of an existing being.
To him someone else says: