Exalted Utterances - Udāna (KN 3)

1: Bodhivaggo - 21
and since, Bāhiya, you will not be in that, therefore, Bāhiya, you
will not be here or hereafter or in between the two 36
- just this is the end of suffering.”
Then through the Gracious One's brief teaching of this Dhamma
Bāhiya of the Bark Robe's mind was immediately freed from the
pollutants, without attachment.
Then the Gracious One, having advised Bāhiya of the Bark Robe with
this brief advice, went away. Then not long after the Gracious One had
gone a cow with a young calf, having attacked Bāhiya of the Bark
Robe, deprived him of life.
Then the Gracious One after walking for alms in Sāvatthī, while
returning from the alms-round after the meal, after going out from the
city with many monks,saw that Bāhiya of the Bark Robe had died. 37
After seeing (him), he addressed the monks, (saying): “Monks, take up
Bāhiya of the Bark Robe's body, and after putting it on a bier, carrying
36 The Commentary goes to some lengths to point out that there is no inbetween
state in the orthodox interpretation of this phrase, and states the
interpretation must mean either: you will not be here or hereafter or in both;
or, you will not be here or hereafter, nor is there anywhere in between the
two; cf. 8-4 below where part of the phrase recurrs. See Harvey, The Selfless
Mind, pp. 98 - 108; and also Bhikkhu Bodhi’s note to Bojjhaṅgasaṁyutta 3
(Sīlasutta), found on pp. 1902-3 of CDB.
37 Kālakataṁ: died; literally: had made (his) time, which is unidiomatic in
English.