VaggaNatthiarahatoakālamaccūtikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1696

[1696] S. Is there no untimely death (akālamaccu) for an Arahant? P. Yes. S. Would poison not take effect on the body of an Arahant, would a weapon not take effect, would fire not take effect? P. It should not be said thus. … S. Is it not so that poison could take effect on the body of an Arahant, that a weapon could take effect, that fire could take effect? P. Yes. S. If poison could take effect on the body of an Arahant, if a weapon could take effect, if fire could take effect, then truly, good sir, it should not be said: "There is no untimely death for an Arahant."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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