[147] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Then, while the venerable Māluṅkyaputta had gone into seclusion and was in private retreat, this reflection arose in his mind: "These speculative views (diṭṭhigata) have been left undeclared (abyākata) by the Blessed One, set aside and rejected: 'The world is eternal,' 'The world is not eternal,' 'The world is finite,' 'The world is infinite,' 'The soul (jīva) is the same as the body,' 'The soul is one thing, the body another,' 'The Tathāgata exists after death,' 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death,' 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death,' 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death.' These the Blessed One does not declare to me. That the Blessed One does not declare them to me does not please me; I cannot accept it. I shall approach the Blessed One and ask him about this matter. If the Blessed One will declare to me 'The world is eternal,' or … 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death,' then I will live the holy life (brahmacariya) under the Blessed One. But if the Blessed One will not declare to me 'The world is eternal,' or 'The world is not eternal,' or 'The world is finite,' or 'The world is infinite,' or 'The soul is the same as the body,' or 'The soul is one thing, the body another,' or 'The Tathāgata exists after death,' or 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death,' or 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death,' or 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death,' then I shall abandon the training and return to the lower life."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.