Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c36.42

v2.c36.42

The Vā. further state that if the *pudgala* is only a word meant to designate the five *skandhas*, then why Bhagavā did not identify *jīva* with *śarīra*. V. cites the discussion on the topic from the *Milindapañha*. The Vā. further argue that why *pudgala* has been declared by Buddha as indeterminable (*avyākṛta*), well, if it does not exist, then why Bhagavā did not declare that *jīva* does not exist absolutely. V. in reply comments on the *Vatsagotra sūtra* and other *sūtras* dealing with the indeterminable problems.