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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 1019

[1019] Therein, which are the eight doctrines that (the self) is neither percipient nor non-percipient (nevasaññināsaññivāda)? "The self (attā) is material, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is immaterial, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is both material and immaterial, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is neither material nor immaterial, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is finite, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is infinite, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is both finite and infinite, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. "The self is neither finite nor infinite, unimpaired after death" — they declare it to be neither percipient nor non-percipient. These are the eight doctrines that (the self) is neither percipient nor non-percipient. The Octad.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.