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1.7. Treatise on Action

Ps 1.7

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PTS vp En 2761. There has been action, there has been action-result: there has been action, there has been no action-result.

There has been action, there is action-result: there has been action, there is no action-result.

There has been action, there will be action-result: there has been action, there will be no action-result.

There is action, there is action-result: there is action, there is no action-result.

There is action, there will be action-result: there is action, there will be no action-result.

There will be action, there will be action-result: there will be action, there will be no action-result.

2. There has been profitable action, there has been profitable action-result: there has been profitable action, there has been no profitable action-result.

There has been … [and so on as in § 1, but profitable action and action-result in each of the six cases].

3. There has been unprofitable action, there has been unprofitable action-result: there has been unprofitable action, there has been no unprofitable action-result.

There has been … [and so on as in § 1, but unprofitable action and action-result in each of the six cases].

4. There has been reprehensible action …

5. There has been unreprehensible action …

6. There has been dark action …

7. There has been bright action …

8. There has been action productive of pleasure …

9. There has been action productive of pain …

10. There has been action resulting in pleasure …

11. There has been action resulting in pain …

There will be action resulting in pain, there will be action-result resulting in pain: there will be action resulting in pain, there will be no action-result resulting in pain.

The Treatise on Action is Ended

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