Sṅriputta and Koṭṭhita (2) Sṅriputta-Koṭṭhita Sutta (SN 44:4)

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('â', The Tathṅgata exists after death.â" "Well then, friend Sṅriputta, does the Tathṅgata not exist after death?" "Friend, that too has not been declared by the Blessed One: ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata does not exist after death.â" "Then does the Tathṅgata both exist and not exist after death?" "That has not been declared by the Blessed One: ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata both exists and does not exist after death.â" "Well then, does the Tathṅgata neither exist nor not exist after death?" "That too has not been declared by the Blessed One: ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata neither exists nor does not exist after death.â" "Now, friend Sṅriputta, when asked if the Tathṅgata exists after death, you say, ),

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('â', That has not been declared by the Blessed One: "The Tathṅgata exists after death."â When asked if the Tathṅgata does not exist after death⦠both exists and does not exist after death⦠neither exists nor does not exist after death, you say, ),

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('â', That too has not been declared by the Blessed One: "The Tathṅgata neither exists nor does not exist after death."â Now, what is the cause, what is the reason, why that has not been declared by the Blessed One?" "For one who doesn't know & see form as it has come to be, who doesn't know & see the origination of form⦠the cessation of form⦠the path of practice leading to the cessation of form, as it has come to be, there occurs the thought, ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata exists after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata both exists and does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata neither exists nor does not exist after death.â "For one who doesn't know & see feeling as it has come to be⦠"For one who doesn't know & see perception as it has come to be⦠"For one who doesn't know & see fabrications as they have come to be⦠"For one who doesn't know & see consciousness as it has come to be, who doesn't know & see the origination of consciousness⦠the cessation of consciousness⦠the path of practice leading to the cessation of consciousness, as it has come to be, there occurs the thought, ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata exists after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata both exists and does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata neither exists nor does not exist after death.â "But for one who knows & sees form as it has come to be, who knows & sees the origination of form⦠the cessation of form⦠the path of practice leading to the cessation of form, as it has come to be, the thought, ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata exists after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata both exists and does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata neither exists nor does not exist after deathâ doesnât occur. "For one who knows & sees feeling as it has come to be⦠"For one who knows & sees perception as it has come to be⦠"For one who knows & sees fabrications as they have come to be⦠"For one who knows & sees consciousness as it has come to be, who knows & sees the origination of consciousness⦠the cessation of consciousness⦠the path of practice leading to the cessation of consciousness, as it has come to be, the thought, ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata exists after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata both exists and does not exist after deathâ or ),

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('â', The Tathṅgata neither exists nor does not exist after deathâ doesnât occur. "This is the cause, this is the reason, why that has not been declared by the Blessed One." - --> - - - -