whether his complexion is black, brown, or golden; from which
village, town or city he comes. I will not let this arrow be taken
out until I know the kind of b o w with which I was shot; the
kind of bowstring used; the type of arrow; what sort of feather
was used on the arrow and with what kind of material the point of
the arrow was made." Malunkyaputta, that man would die without
knowing any of these things. E v e n so, Malunkyaputta, if anyone
says: "I will not follow the holy life under the Blessed One until he
answers these questions such as whether the universe is eternal
or not, etc.," he would die with these questions unanswered by
the Tathagata.'
Then the Buddha explains to Malunkyaputta that the holy life
does not depend on these views. Whatever opinion one may have
about these problems, there is birth, old age, decay, death, sorrow,
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