5.
The Third Discourse on Sāriputta and Koṭṭhika
414.
On one occasion the Venerable Sāriputta and the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika were dwelling at Bārāṇasī in the Deer Park at Isipatana, etc.
"What now, friend, is the cause, what is the condition, why this has been left undeclared by the Blessed One?"
"In matter, friend, for one whose lust has not departed, whose desire has not departed, whose affection has not departed, whose thirst has not departed, whose fever has not departed, whose craving has not departed, 'the Truth-finder exists after death' occurs to him, etc.
'the Truth-finder neither exists nor does not exist after death' occurs to him.
In feeling, etc.
in perception... etc.
in activities, etc.
In consciousness, for one whose lust has not departed, whose desire has not departed, whose affection has not departed, whose thirst has not departed, whose fever has not departed, whose craving has not departed, 'the Truth-finder exists after death' occurs to him, etc.
'the Truth-finder neither exists nor does not exist after death' occurs to him.
But in matter, friend, for one whose lust has departed, etc.
in feeling, etc.
in perception... etc.
in activities, etc.
In consciousness, for one whose lust has departed, whose desire has departed, whose affection has departed, whose thirst has departed, whose fever has departed, whose craving has departed, 'the Truth-finder exists after death' does not occur to him, etc.
'the Truth-finder neither exists nor does not exist after death' does not occur to him.
This, friend, is the cause, this is the condition, why this has been left undeclared by the Blessed One."
The fifth.