Isidattasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Saḷāyatanavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 18 · Section 547

[547] Then, when that night had passed, in the morning the elder bhikkhus dressed, took their bowls and robes, and approached the residence of Citta the householder; having approached, they sat down on the seats that had been prepared. Then Citta the householder approached the elder bhikkhus; having approached, he paid homage to the elder bhikkhus and sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, Citta the householder said this to the venerable elder: "Venerable elder, as to these various views (diṭṭhi) that arise in the world — 'the world is eternal,' or 'the world is not eternal,' or 'the world is finite,' or 'the world is infinite,' or 'the soul (jīva) and the body are the same,' 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' — (and these sixty-two speculative views spoken of in the Brahmajāla) — venerable sir, when what exists do these views come to be? When what does not exist do these views not come to be?"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.