Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Addasā kho āyasmā ānando …pe…
“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe… vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Venerable Sāriputta tells Ānanda that in private retreat he entered and remained in the dimension of infinite consciousness by going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, explaining how his faculties grew clear and his complexion bright through that meditation.
SN 28.6 The Dimension of Infinite Consciousness
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Addasā kho āyasmā ānando …pe…
Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta …
“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe…
“Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite’, I entered and remained in the dimension of infinite consciousness. …” …
vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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