[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 28.32 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 28.32 長阿含經 28.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [28.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.32) 梵志白佛言：「如是。瞿曇！我異見、異習、異忍、異受，依異法故，欲知人想生、人想滅者，甚難！甚難！所以者何？我、世間有常，此實餘虛；我、世間無常，此實餘虛；我、世間有常無常，此實餘虛；我、世間非有常非無常，此實餘虛。我、世間有邊，此實餘虛；我、世間無邊，此實餘虛；我、世間有邊無邊，此實餘虛；我、世間非有邊非無邊，此實餘虛。是命是身，此實餘虛；命異身異，此實餘虛；身命非異非不異，此實餘虛；無命無身，此實餘虛。如來終，此實餘虛；如來不終，此實餘虛；如來終不終，此實餘虛；如來非終非不終，此實餘虛。」 > The wanderer said to the Buddha, “So it is, Gautama. I have a different view, different training, different tolerance, different experience, and rely on a different teaching, so my desire to know the concept of a person that arises and the concept of a person that ceases is very difficult. Very difficult. Why is that? > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “‘Self and the world are permanent. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘Self and the world are impermanent. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘Self and the world are permanent and impermanent. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘Self and the world are neither permanent nor impermanent. This is true; anything else is false.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “‘Self and the world have limits. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘Self and the world are limitless. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘Self and world have limits and are limitless. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘Self and the world are neither limited nor limitless. This is true; anything else is false.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “‘The soul is the body. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘The soul is one thing, and the body is another. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘The body and soul are neither different nor not different. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘There’s no soul and no body. This is true; anything else is false.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “‘The Tathāgata dies. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘The Tathāgata doesn’t die. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘The Tathāgata dies and doesn’t die. This is true; anything else is false.’ ‘The Tathāgata neither dies nor doesn’t die. This is true; anything else is false.’” > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 28.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.31) - [Next: 28.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.33) - [Up: 28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.28.p58) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.28.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Poṭṭhapādasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.25.1-5) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.32) · Pramāṇa