...will not lead the religious life under The Blessed One until The Blessed One shall elucidate to ine either that the world is eternal, or that the world is not eternal, . . . or that the saint neither exists nor does not exist after death; that person would die, Malunkyaputta, before The Tathagata...

...does not exist after death.' That being the case, vain man, whom are }'ou so angrily denouncing? " Malunkyaputta, any one who should say, ' I will not...that the world is not eternal, ... or that the saint neither exists nor does not exist after death ; ' — that person would die, Malunkyaputta, before...

...let The Blessed One elucidate to me that the world is not eternal. If the Blessed One does not know either that the world is eternal or that the world is not eternal, the only upright thing for one who does not know, or who has not that insight, is to say, ' I do not...

...will draw near to The Blessed One and inquire of him concerning this matter. If The Blessed One will elucidate to me, either that the world is eternal, or that the world is not eternal, or that the world is finite, or that the world is infinite, or that the soul and the body are identical, or that...

...night and day for day." And to his disciples he says : " Think not such thoughts as the world thinks, that 'the world is eternal,' or that the world is not eternal ' ; ' the world has an end,' or 'the world has not an end.' If you think at all, disciples, ye may...

...after death." That being the case, vain man, whom are you so angrily denouncing? " Mälunkyäputta, any one who should say, ' I will not lead the religious...that the world is not eternal, ... or that the saint neither exists nor does not exist after death ;' — that person would die, Mälunkyäputta, before...

...Reverend Sir, I will lead the religious life under The Blessed One, on condition that The Blessed One elucidate to me either that the world is eternal, or that the world is not eternal, ... or fliat the saint neither exists nor does not exist after death.' That being the case, vain man, whom...

...not on the view that the world is not eternal that a religious life depends. Whether the view is held that the world is eternal, or that the world is not eternal, there is still re-birth, there is old age, there is death, and grief, lamentation, suffering, sorrow,...

...circumstances, and meantime the poor sufferer had died. ' I have not elucidated ', says the Blessed One, ' that the world is eternal or that the world is not eternal, that it is finite or that it is infinite. . . . And why have I not elucidated this ? Because this profits...

...replies, " Did I ever say to you, ' Come, lead the religious life under me, and I will elucidate to you either that the world is eternal or that the world is not eternal ... or that the saint neither exists nor does not exist after death ? ' " His disciple has to admit that it was not on these...