[149] "What now, Māluṅkyaputta — did I ever say to you thus: 'Come, Māluṅkyaputta, live the holy life (brahmacariya) under me, and I will declare to you: "The world is eternal," or "The world is not eternal," or "The world is finite," or "The world is infinite," or "The soul (jīva) 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"'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"Or then, did you say to me thus: 'Venerable sir, I will live the holy life under the Blessed One, and the Blessed One will 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"'?"
"No indeed, venerable sir."
"So it seems, Māluṅkyaputta, that I did not say to you: 'Come, Māluṅkyaputta, live the holy life under me, and I will declare to you: "The world is eternal," or "The world is not eternal," … or "The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death."' And it seems that you too did not say: 'Venerable sir, I will live the holy life under the Blessed One, and the Blessed One will declare to me: "The world is eternal," or "The world is not eternal," … or "The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death."' That being so, misguided man (moghapurisa), being who, whom do you disavow?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.