[762] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesālī, in the Great Wood, in the Hall with the Peaked Roof. Now on that occasion the Venerable Anurādha was dwelling in a forest hut not far from the Blessed One. Then a number of wanderers of other sects approached the Venerable Anurādha; having approached, they exchanged greetings with the Venerable Anurādha, and when they had concluded their courteous and amiable talk, they sat down to one side. Seated to one side, those wanderers of other sects said this to the Venerable Anurādha:
"Friend Anurādha, as to that Tathāgata — the highest person, the supreme person, the attainer of the supreme attainment — when the Tathāgata is describing him, he describes him in terms of these four positions: '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.'"
[Anurādha replied:] "Friends, as to that Tathāgata — the highest person, the supreme person, the attainer of the supreme attainment — when the Tathāgata is describing him, he describes him apart from these four positions: '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.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.