Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto …pe…
“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma, natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe… vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Sattamaṁ.
Venerable Sāriputta tells Ānanda that in private retreat he entered and remained in the dimension of nothingness by going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, explaining how his faculties grew clear and his complexion bright through that meditation.
SN 28.7 The Dimension of Nothingness
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto …pe…
Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta …
“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma, natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe…
“Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, I entered and remained in the dimension of nothingness. …” …
vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Sattamaṁ.
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