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The phrase unanswered questions or undeclared questions (Sanskrit avyākṛta, Pali: avyākata - "unfathomable, unexpounded"〔http://vedabase.net/a/avyakrta〕), in Buddhism, refers to a set of common philosophical questions that Buddha refused to answer, according to Buddhist texts. The Pali texts give only ten, the Sanskrit texts fourteen questions. ==Fourteen questions== According to their subject matter the questions can be grouped in four categories. ;Questions concerning the existence of the world in time: 1. Is the world eternal? 2. ...or not? 3. ...or both? 4. ...or neither? (Pali texts omit "both" and "neither") ;Questions concerning the existence of the world in space: 5. Is the world finite? 6. ...or not? 7. ...or both? 8. ...or neither? (Pali texts omit "both" and "neither") ;Questions referring to personal identity: 9. Is the self identical with the body? 10. ...or is it different from the body? ;Questions referring to life after death: 11. Does the Tathagata (Buddha) exist after death? 12. ...or not? 13. ...or both? 14. ...or neither? 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The unanswered questions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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