[772] "'The Tathāgata exists after death,' friend—this involves form (rūpa). 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death'—this involves form. 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death'—this involves form. 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death'—this involves form.
"'The Tathāgata exists after death,' friend—this involves feeling (vedanā). 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death'—this involves feeling. 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death'—this involves feeling. 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death'—this involves feeling.
"'The Tathāgata exists after death,' friend—this involves perception (saññā). 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death'—this involves perception. 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death'—this involves perception. 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death'—this involves perception.
"'The Tathāgata exists after death,' friend—this involves volitional formations (saṅkhārā). 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death'—this involves volitional formations. 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death'—this involves volitional formations. 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death'—this involves volitional formations.
"'The Tathāgata exists after death,' friend—this involves consciousness (viññāṇa). 'The Tathāgata does not exist after death'—this involves consciousness. 'The Tathāgata both exists and does not exist after death'—this involves consciousness. 'The Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death'—this involves consciousness.
"This, friend, is the cause, this is the reason, why this has not been declared by the Blessed One."
The Third [Sutta].
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.