[65] At one time the Venerable Sāriputta was dwelling among the Magadhans at Nālakagāmaka. Then the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni approached the Venerable Sāriputta; having approached, he exchanged greetings with the Venerable Sāriputta, and when the courteous and memorable talk was concluded, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the wanderer Sāmaṇḍakāni said this to the Venerable Sāriputta: "What now, friend Sāriputta, is happiness? What is suffering (dukkha)?"
"Rebirth (abhinibbatti), friend, is suffering; non-rebirth is happiness. When there is rebirth, friend, this suffering is to be expected: cold, heat, hunger, thirst, defecation, urination, contact with fire, contact with a stick, contact with a knife; and relatives and friends too, gathering and meeting together, vex one. When there is rebirth, friend, this suffering is to be expected. When there is no rebirth, friend, this happiness is to be expected: no cold, no heat, no hunger, no thirst, no defecation, no urination, no contact with fire, no contact with a stick, no contact with a knife; and relatives and friends too, gathering and meeting together, do not vex one. When there is no rebirth, friend, this happiness is to be expected."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.