# What do you think of those who say there's nothing after the end of namarupa?

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**Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-those-who-say-theres-nothing-after-the-end-of-namarupa/1131/9 "2024-03-01T05:59:25Z")

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> [@Nripendra](#):
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> Is Parinibbāna synonymous with non-existence

I think we have to be careful with words like existence and non-existence as someone who misunderstands the teaching may think of a being who exists or doesn’t exist after parinibbana.  
See [Yamaka sutta with notes by Bodhi](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/yamaka-sutta-with-notes-by-bodhi/879)

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