Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto …pe…
“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe… vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Venerable Sāriputta tells Ānanda that in private retreat he entered and remained in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception by going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, explaining how his faculties grew clear and his complexion bright through that meditation.
SN 28.8 The Dimension of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception -
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto …pe…
Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta …
“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe…
“Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, I entered and remained in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. …” …
vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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