Mahanidanasutta 21.6

21.6

“Viññāṇañca hi, ānanda, daharasseva sato vocchijjissatha kumārakassa vā kumārikāya vā, api nu kho nāmarūpaṃ vuddhiṃ virūḷhiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjissathā”ti?

“If the consciousness of a young boy or girl were to be cut off, would name and form achieve growth, increase, and maturity?”