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A. 216. Roha! Space and non-space-both are prior and both are posterior. Both have been in existence since eternity, so neither being prior nor posterior, oh Roha !
Q. 217. Bhante! Is the soul first and non-soul next ? Or, non-soul first and the soul next ?
A. 217. As of space and non-space, so of soul and nonsoul, of the to-be-liberated in this birth and the not-to-be-liber
L in this birth of the abode of the liberated and the abode of the non-liberated, of the liberated and the non-liberated.
Q. 218. Bhanie! Is the egg first and the hen next? Or, the hen first and the egg. next ?
-Roha! Wherefrom does the egg come?
----Bhante! From the hen.
-Where from does the hen come ?
---Bhante ! From the egg.
A. 218. That's right, oh Roha! The egg as well as the hen-both are first and both next. And such is eternal order, none being prior in time, oh Roha !
Q. 219. Bhante ! Is space limit first and non-space limit next ? Or, is non-space limit first and space limit next ?
A. 219. Roha! Space limit and non-space limit-both are first, etc.... till none being prior in time.
Q. 220. Bhante ! Is space limit first and the seventh hulls. next ; or, vice versa ?
A. 220. Roha! space limit and seventh hulls—both are first and both are next...till none being prior in time. And like
