SN28:8 The Base of Neither-Perception-Nor-Nonperception
- 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 nothingness, I entered and dwelt in the base of neither-perception-nor-nonperception. Yet, friend, it did not occur to me, ‘I am attaining the base of neither-perception-nor-nonperception … .’"
1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto … pe …
… "Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ samatikkamma nevasaññānāsaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi … pe … vuṭṭhitoti vā"ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.