At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
Then the householder Soṇa went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
“What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are not fully extinguished in this very life?
What is the cause, sir, what is the reason why some sentient beings are fully extinguished in this very life?” …
(Tell in full as in SN 35.118.)