Sitting on a side, venerable Mahākoṭṭhita said to venerable Sāriputta
“Reverend Sāriputta, does a Blessed One exist after death?”
“Reverend, this has not been declared by the Buddha.”
“Well then, does a Blessed One not exist after death? …
Does a Blessed One both exist and not exist after death? …
Does a Blessed One neither exist nor not exist after death?”
“This too has not been declared by the Buddha.”
10. “Friend, ‘the Thus Gone One, is after death’ relates to perceptions. ‘The Thus Gone One is not after death’ relates to perceptions. ‘The Thus Gone One is and is not after death’ relates to perceptions. ‘The Thus Gone One neither is nor is not after death’ relates to perceptions
11. “Friend, ‘the Thus Gone One, is after death’ relates to intentions. ‘The Thus Gone One is not after death’ relates to intentions. ‘The Thus Gone One is and is not after death’ relates to intentions. ‘The Thus Gone One neither is nor is not after death’ relates to intentions.
12. “Friend, ‘the Thus Gone One, is after death’ relates to consciousness. ‘The Thus Gone One is not after death’ relates to consciousness. ‘The Thus Gone One is and is not after death’ relates to consciousness. ‘The Thus Gone One neither is nor is not after death’ relates to consciousness.
13. “Friend, for these reasons, they are not declared by the Blessed One.”
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