Subhūti, do not think such a thought as "I [the Tathāgata] have something to teach." Do not even think such a thing. Why not? If someone says that the Tathāgata has a teaching to offer then he is slandering the Buddha, because he does not understand what I am teaching. Subhūti, in the teaching of the dharma, there is no dharma that can be taught. This is called teaching the dharma.
Then Insight-Life Subhūti said to the Buddha: "World Honored One. Might there at some time in the future be sentient beings who will gain faith upon hearing this discourse?"
The Buddha said, "Subhūti, they will not be sentient beings, and they will not be non-sentient beings. Why? Subhūti, the Tathāgata has taught that 'sentient beings' are not sentient beings. Thus they are called sentient beings."
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