[438] S. Does the future (anāgata) exist?
P. In one way it exists; in one way it does not exist.
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it the very same that exists and the very same that does not exist?
P. Yes.
S. Is the meaning of "it exists" the meaning of "it does not exist"? Is the meaning of "it does not exist" the meaning of "it exists"? Is the state of existing the state of not existing? Is the state of not existing the state of existing? As to "it exists" and "it does not exist," or "it does not exist" and "it exists" — is the one the very same as the other: of one meaning, equal, of equal measure, of the same nature?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.