Mil 3.3.14
14. Distinguishing Characteristic of Examination Question
14. Vicāralakkhaṇapañha
from: Examination Chapter
14. Distinguishing Characteristic of Examination Question
“Venerable Nāgasena, what is the distinguishing characteristic of examination?” “Continuity, your majesty, is the distinguishing characteristic of examination.”
“Please give me an analogy.” “Just as, your majesty, a bronze bowl which has been struck resounds afterwards, and lingers on, applied thought is to be seen as striking, examination is to be seen as resounding.”
“You are clever, Venerable Nāgasena!”
Distinguishing Characteristic of Examination Question fourteenth
Examination Chapter third
In this chapter fourteen questions
14. Vicāralakkhaṇapañha
“Bhante nāgasena, kiṁlakkhaṇo vicāro”ti? “Anumajjanalakkhaṇo, mahārāja, vicāro”ti.
“Opammaṁ karohī”ti. “Yathā, mahārāja, kaṁsathālaṁ ākoṭitaṁ pacchā anuravati anusandahati, yathā, mahārāja, ākoṭanā, evaṁ vitakko daṭṭhabbo. Yathā anuravanā, evaṁ vicāro daṭṭhabbo”ti.
“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.
Vicāralakkhaṇapañho cuddasamo.
Vicāravaggo tatiyo.
Imasmiṁ vagge cuddasa pañhā.