[1625] Sakavādin: Could one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling (saññāvedayitanirodha) die?
Paravādin: Yes.
S. For one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, is there contact (phassa) terminating in death, feeling (vedanā) terminating in death, perception (saññā) terminating in death, volition (cetanā) terminating in death, mind (citta) terminating in death?
P. It should not be said so. …
S. For one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, there is no contact terminating in death, no feeling terminating in death, no perception terminating in death, no volition terminating in death, no mind terminating in death?
P. Yes.
S. If, for one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, there is no contact terminating in death, no feeling terminating in death, no perception terminating in death, no volition terminating in death, no mind terminating in death, then indeed, good sir, you should not say: "One who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling could die."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.