[1201] S. (Sakavādin): Is there an intermediate existence (antarābhava)?
P. (Paravādin): Yes.
S.: Is it a fifth mode of birth (yoni), a sixth destination (gati), an eighth station of consciousness (viññāṇaṭṭhiti), a tenth abode of beings (sattāvāsa)?
P.: It should not be said so. …
S.: Is there an intermediate existence?
P.: Yes.
S.: Is the intermediate existence an existence (bhava), a destination, an abode of beings, saṃsāra, a mode of birth, a station of consciousness, an acquisition of individuality (attabhāvapaṭilābha)?
P.: It should not be said so. …
S.: Is there kamma leading to an intermediate existence?
P.: It should not be said so. …
S.: Are there beings who reach an intermediate existence?
P.: It should not be said so. …
S.: In the intermediate existence, are beings born, do they age, die, pass away, and re-arise?
P.: It should not be said so. …
S.: In the intermediate existence, are there form (rūpa), feeling (vedanā), perception (saññā), volitional formations (saṅkhārā), consciousness (viññāṇa)?
P.: It should not be said so. …
S.: Is the intermediate existence a five-constituent existence (pañcavokārabhava)?
P.: It should not be said so. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.