大般涅槃經集解 71.10

71.10

案僧亮曰：犢子以所見問佛，欲觀其同異耳。外道所見不同，或說無善惡果報、或說有善惡無道、或說有道不修得、或說男得女不得、或說出家得在家不得、或說離欲得在欲不得，二問也。寶亮曰：亦無定執也。佛所以默者，欲申己之迹，非置答之謂也。

Sengliang remarks: The Vātsīputrīya questioned the Buddha using his own views, merely wishing to see how they agreed or differed. The views of non-Buddhists differ: some say there is no retribution for good and evil; some say there is good and evil but no Path; some say there is a Path but it is attained without cultivation; some say men attain it but women do not; some say renunciants attain it but householders do not; some say those who abandon desire attain it but those with desire do not—these are the two questions. Baoliang remarks: He too had no fixed attachment. The reason the Buddha remained silent was to reveal his own traces, not that he intended to set aside answering."