# Pañha byākaraṇa sutta, the 4 ways of answering questions

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**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/panha-byakara-a-sutta-the-4-ways-of-answering-questions/2034/3 "2025-08-28T18:06:18Z")

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> [@Are some, or all of the unanswered questions from the suttas answered in the Abhidhamma and commentaries?](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/are-some-or-all-of-the-unanswered-questions-from-the-suttas-answered-in-the-abhidhamma-and-commentaries/320):
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> The world is eternal. The world is not eternal. The world is (spatially) infinite. The world is not (spatially) infinite. The being imbued with a life force is identical with the body. The being imbued with a life force is not identical with the body. The Tathagata (a perfectly enlightened being) exists after death. The Tathagata does not exist after death. The Tathagata both exists and does not exist after death. The Tathagata neither exists nor does not exist after death. -MN 72 W…

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