sn16.12:1.1 At one time Venerable Mahākassapa and Venerable Sāriputta were staying near Varanasi in the deer park at Isipatana.
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sn16.12:1.2 Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Sāriputta came out of retreat, went to Venerable Mahākassapa, and exchanged greetings with him.
sn16.12:1.3 When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Mahākassapa:
sn16.12:1.4 “Reverend Kassapa, does a realized one still exist after death?”
sn16.12:1.5 “Reverend, this has not been declared by the Buddha.”
sn16.12:1.7 “Well then, does a realized one no longer exist after death?”
sn16.12:1.8 “This too has not been declared by the Buddha.”
sn16.12:1.10 “Well then, does a realized one both still exist and no longer exist after death?”
sn16.12:1.11 “This too has not been declared by the Buddha.”
sn16.12:1.13 “Well then, does a realized one neither still exist nor no longer exist after death?”
sn16.12:1.14 “This too has not been declared by the Buddha.”
sn16.12:1.16 “And why has this not been declared by the Buddha?”
sn16.12:1.17 “Because it’s not beneficial or relevant to the fundamentals of the spiritual life. It doesn’t lead to disillusionment, dispassion, cessation, peace, insight, awakening, and extinguishment.
sn16.12:1.18 That’s why it has not been declared by the Buddha.”