[440] S. Does the past indeed exist and indeed not exist?
P. Yes.
S. In what way does it exist? In what way does it not exist?
P. The past indeed exists as past; the past indeed does not exist as future; the past indeed does not exist as present.
S. Does that very same thing exist, and that very same thing not exist?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Does that very same thing exist, and that very same thing not exist?
P. Yes.
S. Is the meaning 'exists' the meaning 'does not exist'? Is the meaning 'does not exist' the meaning 'exists'? Is the state of existing the state of not existing? Is the state of not existing the state of existing? As to 'exists' and 'does not exist', 'does not exist' and 'exists' — is the one just the other: one in meaning, equal, of like content, of the same nature?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.