[1209] P. Is it not to be said: "There is an intermediate existence (antarābhava)"?
S. Yes.
P. But is there not the person who attains Parinibbāna in the interval (antarāparinibbāyī)?
S. Yes.
P. If there is the person who attains Parinibbāna in the interval, then indeed, good sir, it cannot be denied that "there is an intermediate existence."
S. On the ground that "the person who attains Parinibbāna in the interval exists," is there an intermediate existence?
P. Yes.
S. On the ground that "the person who attains Parinibbāna upon landing (upahaccaparinibbāyī) exists," is there an existence upon landing (upahaccabhava)?
P. It should not be said so. …
S. On the ground that "the person who attains Parinibbāna in the interval exists," is there an intermediate existence?
P. Yes.
S. The person who attains Parinibbāna without exertion (asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī) … On the ground that "the person who attains Parinibbāna with exertion (sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī) exists," is there an existence with exertion (sasaṅkhārabhava)?
P. It should not be said so. …
The Discussion of the Intermediate Existence (Antarābhavakathā).
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Discussion of the Strands of Sensual Pleasure (Kāmaguṇakathā)
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.