- Linked Discourses 28.5 Saṁyutta Nikāya 28.5
- 1. With Sāriputta 1. Sāriputtavagga
The Dimension of Infinite Space Ākāsānañcāyatanasutta
At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Venerable Ānanda saw Venerable Sāriputta … Addasā kho āyasmā ānando …pe…
“Reverend, going totally beyond perceptions of form, with the disappearance of perceptions of impingement, not focusing on perceptions of diversity, aware that ‘space is infinite’, I entered and remained in the dimension of infinite space. …” … “idhāhaṁ, āvuso, sabbaso rūpasaññānaṁ samatikkamā paṭighasaññānaṁ atthaṅgamā nānattasaññānaṁ amanasikārā ananto ākāsoti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ upasampajja viharāmi …pe… vuṭṭhitoti vā”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.