[121] Cunda, it is possible that wanderers of other sects might speak thus: "How is it, friend—does the Tathāgata exist after death? Is this alone true, and anything else futile?" Cunda, wanderers of other sects who speak thus should be told: "Friend, this has not been declared (abyākata) by the Blessed One: 'The Tathāgata exists after death; this alone is true, anything else is futile.'"
Cunda, it is possible that wanderers of other sects might speak thus: "How then, friend—does the Tathāgata not exist after death? Is this alone true, and anything else futile?" Cunda, wanderers of other sects who speak thus should be told: "Friend, this too has not been declared by the Blessed One: 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death; this alone is true, anything else is futile.'"
Cunda, it is possible that wanderers of other sects might speak thus: "How then, friend—does the Tathāgata both exist and not exist after death? Is this alone true, and anything else futile?" Cunda, wanderers of other sects who speak thus should be told: "Friend, this too has not been declared by the Blessed One: 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death; this alone is true, anything else is futile.'"
Cunda, it is possible that wanderers of other sects might speak thus: "How then, friend—does the Tathāgata neither exist nor not exist after death? Is this alone true, and anything else futile?" Cunda, wanderers of other sects who speak thus should be told: "Friend, this too has not been declared by the Blessed One: 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death; this alone is true, anything else is futile.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.