[200] **"One does not see the departed, who has died":** those who are dead, who have died, are called "the departed" (petā). One does not see, does not behold, does not encounter, does not find, does not obtain — therefore, "one does not see the departed, who has died." Hence the Blessed One said:
> Just as a man, upon awakening,
> does not see what he met with in a dream,
> even so one does not see the beloved person
> who has departed, who has died.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.