SN28:6 The Base of the Infinity of Consciousness
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
1At Sāvatthī … . The Venerable Ānanda saw the Venerable Sāriputta coming in the distance …
"Here, friend, by completely transcending the base of the infinity of space, aware that ‘consciousness is infinite,’ I entered and dwelt in the base of the infinity of consciousness. Yet, friend, it did not occur to me, ‘I am attaining the base of the infinity of consciousness … . ’"
1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Addasā kho āyasmā ānando … pe …
… "Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma anantaṁ viññāṇanti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi … pe … vuṭṭhitoti vā"ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.