Sumangalavilasini(12) as freedom  from  all  dharmas

　　   (vimokkho'ti kenaci dhemmena anaabara.na).  Thus the

　　   testimony  of   the  Suttanipaata   and  the   Mahaa

　　   parinibbaanasutta  confirms  that the phrase  'sabbe

　　   dhammaa' does not include nibbaana within its scope.

　　　　  So the things conditioned  were definitely  held

　　   to be devoid  of attaa.  But  was  the  nirvana, the

　　   Unconditioned  also  bereft  of attaa? Is the  attaa

　　   non-existent  with  reference  to the  Unconditioned

　　   also? In the Udaana  (13) nibbaana  is described  as

　　   anattaa  which is rightly  glossed as attaa-virahita

　　   in Paramatthadii pam. Thus the attaa is non-existent

　　   either　　 as   a   sa.msk.rta-dharma　　 or   as   an

　　   asa.msk.rta-dharma.  The  attaa  is  nothing  but  a

　　   figment of imagination.

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　　   (9) PTS, London, 1913,The  group  of Discourses  II,

　　　　  p.121   (PTS,  London,   1992)

　　   (10)Cullaniddesa,  (PTS.London, 1988) p.177, also

　　　　  see,  The  Group  of Discourses II p.376

　　   (11) Diigha, Vol II, p.157.  The  line "pajjotasseva

　　　　  nibbaana.m  vimokkho  cetaso"  is translated  in

　　　　  Dialogues of the Buddha, Pt. II, p.176, as "Even

　　　　  as a bright  flame  dies  away, so was  the last

　　　　  emancipation   of  his  heart'.   'pajjota'   is

　　　　  translated  as a lamp while 'nibbaana'  is taken

　　　　  to be blowing out of a lamp'.  On the other hand

　　　　  M.Walche  understand  'pajjota'  in the sense of

　　　　  the 'Illumined  One' and translate the same line

　　　　  as 'By Nibbaana the.  Illumined's mind is freed'

　　　　  (Thus  Have I Heard, London, 1987;  p.271). Both

　　　　  these  translations  are not fully  satisfactory

　　　　  PTS translates  'eva' as 'like'  while  it would

　　　　  have been better to render  it as 'just, surely,

　　　　  indeed'.   Walche   omits  it.   As  'pajjotassa

　　　　  nibbaana'  is compared with 'vimokkho cetaso',it

　　　　  would  be more appropriate  to translate  as the

　　　　  'nibbana  of  the  Enlightened   One'.   So  the

　　　　  sentence   may  be  rendered  as  follows:  'The