The Long Āgama Sūtra 17.27

17.27

「或有外道梵志作如是說：『世間常存，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復說言：『此世無常，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復有言：『世間有常無常，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復有言：『此世間非有常非無常，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復有言：『此世間有邊，唯此為實，餘者為虛妄。』或復有言：『世間無邊，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復有言：『世間有邊無邊，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復有言：『世間非有邊非無邊，唯此為實，餘者虛妄。』或復有言：『是命是身，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『非命非身，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『命異身異，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『非異命非異身，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『如來有終，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『如來不終，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『如來終不終，此實餘虛。』或復有言：『如來非終非不終，此實餘虛。』諸有此見，名本生本見，今為汝記，謂：『此世常存，——乃至如來非終非不終，唯此為實，餘者虛妄，是為本見本生。』為汝記之。

“Some wanderers of other religions make the statement, ‘The world is eternal. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The world is impermanent. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The world is eternal and impermanent. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The world is neither eternal nor impermanent. Only this is true; the rest is false.’

“Others say, ‘The world is limited. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The world is limitless. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The world is limited and limitless. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The world is neither limited nor limitless. Only this is true; the rest is false.’

“Others say, ‘The soul is the body. This is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘This is neither the soul nor the body. This is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The soul is different than the body. This is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘This isn’t different than the soul or the body. This is true; the rest is false.’

“Others say, ‘The Tathāgata has an end. This is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The Tathāgata doesn’t end. This is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The Tathāgata ends and doesn’t end. This is true; the rest is false.’ Others say, ‘The Tathāgata neither ends nor doesn’t end. This is true; the rest is false.’

“Those views are called ‘views about the past.’ Now, I’ll explain this for you: ‘This world is eternal … the Tathāgata neither ends nor doesn’t end. Only this is true; the rest is false.’ These are views about the past. I will explain it for you.