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Linked Discourses · SN 28.7

  • Linked Discourses 28.7Saṁyutta Nikāya 28.7
  • 1. With Sāriputta1. Sāriputtavagga

The Dimension of NothingnessĀkiñcaññāyatanasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta …Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto …pe…

“Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite consciousness, aware that ‘there is nothing at all’, I entered and remained in the dimension of nothingness. …” …“idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ samatikkamma, natthi kiñcīti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe…

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  1. SN 28.8 The Dimension of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception 0.87near 0.1Linked Discourses 28.8 1. With Sāriputta The Dimension of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception At Sāvatthī. Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta … “Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of nothingness, I ente…
  2. SN 28.6 The Dimension of Infinite Consciousness 0.82near 0.1Linked Discourses 28.6 1. With Sāriputta The Dimension of Infinite Consciousness At Sāvatthī. Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta … “Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of infinite space, aware that ‘consci…
  3. SN 28.5 The Dimension of Infinite Space 0.72near 0.1Linked Discourses 28.5 1. With Sāriputta The Dimension of Infinite Space At Sāvatthī. Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta … “Reverend, going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions…
  4. SN 28.9 The Attainment of Cessation 0.55near 0.1Linked Discourses 28.9 1. With Sāriputta The Attainment of Cessation At Sāvatthī. Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta … “Reverend, going totally beyond the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, I enter…
  5. SN 40.7 A Question About the Dimension of Nothingness 0.51near 0.1Linked Discourses 40.7 1. By Moggallāna A Question About the Dimension of Nothingness “They speak of this thing called the ‘dimension of nothingness’. What is the dimension of nothingness? It occurred to me: ‘It’s when a…