[1626] S. Could one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling (saññāvedayitanirodha) die?
P. Yes.
S. For one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, is there contact (phassa), feeling (vedanā), perception (saññā), volition (cetanā), mind (citta)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. For one who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling, is there no contact, feeling, perception, volition, mind?
P. Yes.
S. Is there the act of dying (kālakiriyā) for one without contact, the act of dying for one without feeling, … the act of dying for one without mind?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it not that there is the act of dying for one with contact, … the act of dying for one with mind?
P. Yes.
S. If there is the act of dying for one with contact, … the act of dying for one with mind, then indeed it should not be said, "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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.