sn44.11:3.1 “Worthy Kaccāna, when asked these questions, you say that this has not been declared by the Buddha.
sn44.11:3.13 What’s the cause, what’s the reason why this has not been declared by the Buddha?”
sn44.11:3.14 “In order to describe him as ‘formed’ or ‘formless’ or ‘percipient’ or ‘non-percipient’ or ‘neither percipient nor non-percipient’, there must be some cause or reason for doing so. But if that cause and reason were to totally and utterly cease without remainder,
sn44.11:3.15 how could you describe him in any such terms?”
sn44.11:3.16 “Worthy Kaccāna, how long has it been since you went forth?”
sn44.11:3.17 “Not long, reverend: three years.”
sn44.11:3.18 “One who has learned this much in this time, reverend, has learned a lot, who can say what lies ahead!”