[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Brahmajalasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1) › 2.38 # Brahmajalasutta 2.38: 3.2.1. Saññīvāda Brahmajālasutta 2.38 - **Language:** Pāli ### 3.2.1. Saññīvāda ### [2.38.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.1) Santi, bhikkhave, eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā uddhamāghātanikā saññīvādā uddhamāghātanaṃ saññiṃ attānaṃ paññapenti soḷasahi vatthūhi. > There are some ascetics and brahmins who say there is life after death, and assert that the self lives on after death in a percipient form on sixteen grounds. > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.2) Te ca bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā kimāgamma kimārabbha uddhamāghātanikā saññīvādā uddhamāghātanaṃ saññiṃ attānaṃ paññapenti soḷasahi vatthūhi? > And what are the sixteen grounds on which they rely? > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.3) ‘Rūpī attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā saññī’ti naṃ paññapenti. > They assert: ‘The self is healthy and percipient after death, and it is formed … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.4) ‘Arūpī attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā saññī’ti naṃ paññapenti. > formless … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.5) ‘Rūpī ca arūpī ca attā hoti …pe…. > both formed and formless … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.6) ‘Nevarūpī nārūpī attā hoti …. > neither formed nor formless … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.7) ‘Antavā attā hoti …. > finite … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.8) ‘Anantavā attā hoti …. > infinite … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.9) ‘Antavā ca anantavā ca attā hoti …. > both finite and infinite … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.10) ‘Nevantavā nānantavā attā hoti …. > neither finite nor infinite … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.11) ‘Ekattasaññī attā hoti …. > of unified perception … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.12) ‘Nānattasaññī attā hoti …. > of diverse perception … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.13) ‘Parittasaññī attā hoti …. > of limited perception … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.14) ‘Appamāṇasaññī attā hoti …. > of limitless perception … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.15) ‘Ekantasukhī attā hoti …. > experiences nothing but happiness … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.16) ‘Ekantadukkhī attā hoti …. > experiences absolute suffering … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.17) ‘Sukhadukkhī attā hoti …. > experiences both happiness and suffering … > — The Divine Net ### [2.38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38.18) ‘Adukkhamasukhī attā hoti arogo paraṃ maraṇā saññī’ti naṃ paññapenti. > experiences neither happiness nor suffering.’ > — The Divine Net ## Translations (5) - [Наставление о величайшей сети](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1~ru-khantibalo.2.38.1) — Russian - [Najobuhvatnija mreža gledišta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1~sr-brankokovacevic.2.38.1) — sr - [Das göttliche Netz](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1~de-sabbamitta.2.38.1) — German - [The Divine Net](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1~en-sujato.2.38.1) — English - [Brahmajala Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1~en-rhysdavids.2.38) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.1.75) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.21.36) — Classical Chinese - [梵網六十二見經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.brahmajalasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.41) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.1.2.38) · Pramāṇa