Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“‘Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanan’ti vuccati.
“They speak of this thing called the ‘dimension of neither perception nor non-perception’.
Katamaṁ nu kho nevasaññānāsaññāyatananti?
What is the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception?
Tassa mayhaṁ, āvuso, etadahosi:
It occurred to me:
‘idha bhikkhu sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.
‘It’s when a mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, enters and remains in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
Idaṁ vuccati nevasaññānāsaññāyatanan’ti.
This is called the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
So khvāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi.
And so … I was entering and remaining in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
Tassa mayhaṁ, āvuso, iminā vihārena viharato ākiñcaññāyatanasahagatā saññāmanasikārā samudācaranti.
While I was in that meditation, perception and focus accompanied by the dimension of nothingness beset me.
Atha kho maṁ, āvuso, bhagavā iddhiyā upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca:
Then the Buddha came up to me with his psychic power and said,
‘moggallāna, moggallāna.
‘Moggallāna, Moggallāna!
Mā, brāhmaṇa, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ pamādo, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ saṇṭhapehi, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ ekodiṁ karohi, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ samādahā’ti.
Don’t neglect the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, brahmin! Settle your mind in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; unify your mind and immerse it in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
So khvāhaṁ, āvuso, aparena samayena sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihāsiṁ.
And so, after some time … I entered and remained in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
Yañhi taṁ, āvuso, sammā vadamāno vadeyya …pe… mahābhiññataṁ patto”ti.
So if anyone should be rightly called a disciple who attained to great direct knowledge with help from the Teacher, it’s me.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“They speak of this thing called the ‘dimension of neither perception nor non-perception’.
What is the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception?
It occurred to me:
‘It’s when a mendicant, going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, enters and remains in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
This is called the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
And so … I was entering and remaining in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
While I was in that meditation, perception and focus accompanied by the dimension of nothingness beset me.
Then the Buddha came up to me with his psychic power and said,
‘Moggallāna, Moggallāna!
Don’t neglect the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, brahmin! Settle your mind in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; unify your mind and immerse it in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.’
And so, after some time … I entered and remained in the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception.
So if anyone should be rightly called a disciple who attained to great direct knowledge with help from the Teacher, it’s me.”
“‘Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanan’ti vuccati.
Katamaṁ nu kho nevasaññānāsaññāyatananti?
Tassa mayhaṁ, āvuso, etadahosi:
‘idha bhikkhu sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharati.
Idaṁ vuccati nevasaññānāsaññāyatanan’ti.
So khvāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi.
Tassa mayhaṁ, āvuso, iminā vihārena viharato ākiñcaññāyatanasahagatā saññāmanasikārā samudācaranti.
Atha kho maṁ, āvuso, bhagavā iddhiyā upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca:
‘moggallāna, moggallāna.
Mā, brāhmaṇa, nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ pamādo, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ saṇṭhapehi, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ ekodiṁ karohi, nevasaññānāsaññāyatane cittaṁ samādahā’ti.
So khvāhaṁ, āvuso, aparena samayena sabbaso ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja vihāsiṁ.
Yañhi taṁ, āvuso, sammā vadamāno vadeyya …pe… mahābhiññataṁ patto”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.