SN28:7 The Base of Nothingness
- 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 consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing,’ I entered and dwelt in the base of nothingness. Yet, friend, it did not occur to me, ‘I am attaining the base of nothingness … .’" sn.iii.238
1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto … pe …
… "Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma, natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi … pe … vuṭṭhitoti vā"ti.
Sattamaṁ.