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A. 34. Gautama! A being with mind sometimes binds karma enshrouding knowledge and sometimes he does not. A being without mind binds. One not-with-mind not-withoutmind does not bind. Like this is to be known of the six types of karma, karma enshrouding pleasure and karma binding life-span excepted. As to karma enshrouding pleasure, a being with mind binds and so does a being without mind, but one not-with-mind not-without-mind sometimes binds and sometimes does not bind. As to karma binding life-span, a being with mind and a being without mind sometimes bind and sometimes do not bind; but one not-with-mind notwithout-mind does not bind.
Q. 35. Bhante ! Does a would-be-liberated in this life bind karma enshrouding knowledge ? Does one non-wouldbe-liberated bind ? Does one would-be-liberated non-wouldbe-liberated bind ?
A. 35. Gautama ! One who is an would-be-liberated sometimes binds and sometimes does not bind ; a non-wouldbe-liberated binds ; one who is an would-be-liberated nonwould-be-liberated does not bind. And like this is to be known of the seven types of karma, karma binding life-span excepted. As to karma binding life-span, the first two sometimes bind and sometimes do not ; but the last one does not bind.
Q. 36. Bhante ! Does one with optical vision bind karma enshrouding knowledge ? Does one without optical visions bind ? Does one with avadhi vision bind ? Does one with supreme (kevala) vision bind ?
A. 36. Gautama ! One with optical vision, one without optical vision and one with avadhi vision sometimes bind and sometimes do not bind. One with supreme vision does not bind. And like this is to be known of the seven types of karma, karma obstructing pleasure excepted. As to karma obstructing pleasure, the first three bind karma obstructing pleasure, but one with supreme vision sometimes binds it and sometimes does not bind.
