[251] "Even so, Vaccha, the form (rūpa) by which one describing the Tathāgata might describe him — that form has been abandoned by the Tathāgata, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, brought to non-existence, of a nature not to arise in the future. The Tathāgata, Vaccha, is liberated from reckoning in terms of form; he is deep, immeasurable, hard to fathom, like the great ocean. 'He reappears' does not apply; 'he does not reappear' does not apply; 'he both reappears and does not reappear' does not apply; 'he neither reappears nor does not reappear' does not apply.
The feeling (vedanā) by which one describing the Tathāgata might describe him — that feeling has been abandoned by the Tathāgata, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, brought to non-existence, of a nature not to arise in the future. The Tathāgata, Vaccha, is liberated from reckoning in terms of feeling; he is deep, immeasurable, hard to fathom, like the great ocean. 'He reappears' does not apply; 'he does not reappear' does not apply; 'he both reappears and does not reappear' does not apply; 'he neither reappears nor does not reappear' does not apply.
The perception (saññā) by which one describing the Tathāgata might describe him — that perception has been abandoned by the Tathāgata, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, brought to non-existence, of a nature not to arise in the future. The Tathāgata, Vaccha, is liberated from reckoning in terms of perception; he is deep, immeasurable, hard to fathom, like the great ocean. 'He reappears' does not apply; 'he does not reappear' does not apply; 'he both reappears and does not reappear' does not apply; 'he neither reappears nor does not reappear' does not apply.
The volitional formations (saṅkhārā) by which one describing the Tathāgata might describe him — those volitional formations have been abandoned by the Tathāgata, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, brought to non-existence, of a nature not to arise in the future. The Tathāgata, Vaccha, is liberated from reckoning in terms of volitional formations; he is deep, immeasurable, hard to fathom, like the great ocean. 'He reappears' does not apply; 'he does not reappear' does not apply; 'he both reappears and does not reappear' does not apply; 'he neither reappears nor does not reappear' does not apply.
The consciousness (viññāṇa) by which one describing the Tathāgata might describe him — that consciousness has been abandoned by the Tathāgata, cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, brought to non-existence, of a nature not to arise in the future. The Tathāgata, Vaccha, is liberated from reckoning in terms of consciousness; he is deep, immeasurable, hard to fathom, like the great ocean. 'He reappears' does not apply; 'he does not reappear' does not apply; 'he both reappears and does not reappear' does not apply; 'he neither reappears nor does not reappear' does not apply."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.