The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.62

7.62

婆羅門言：「我所封村人有作賊者，伺察所得，將詣我所，語我言：『此人為賊，唯願治之。』我勅左右收縛此人，生剝其皮，求其識神，而都不見；又勅左右臠割其肉，以求識神，又復不見；又勅左右截其筋、脉、骨間求神，又復不見；又勅左右打骨出髓，髓中求神，又復不見。迦葉！我以此緣，知無他世。」

The priest said, “There was a thief in the town that I was given. He was hunted down, and an officer brought him to me. He said, ‘This man is a thief. Please judge him.’

“I ordered my men, ‘Tie him up, peel off his skin, and look for his spirit.’ None of them saw it. I instructed them to cut away his flesh and look for his spirit. Again, they didn’t see it. I instructed them to cut his sinews, arteries, and bones while looking for his spirit. Again, they didn’t see it. I instructed them to crush his bones, extract the marrow, and look for his spirit in the marrow. Again, they didn’t see it. Kāśyapa, I know there isn’t another world for this reason.”