Ākāsānañcāyatanapañhāsutta
A Question About the Dimension of Infinite Space
Moggallāna speaks to the mendicants of a time when his practice of the dimension of infinite space was faltering. He expresses his gratitude for the Buddha, who urged him to stabilize that attainment.
Translations
Viññāṇañcāyatanapañhāsutta
A Question About the Dimension of Infinite Consciousness
Moggallāna speaks to the mendicants of a time when his practice of the dimension of infinite consciousness was faltering. He expresses his gratitude for the Buddha, who urged him to stabilize that attainment.
Translations
Ākiñcaññāyatanapañhāsutta
A Question About the Dimension of Nothingness
Moggallāna speaks to the mendicants of a time when his practice of the dimension of nothingness was faltering. He expresses his gratitude for the Buddha, who urged him to stabilize that attainment.
Translations
Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanapañhāsutta
A Question About the Dimension of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception
Moggallāna speaks to the mendicants of a time when his practice of the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception was faltering. He expresses his gratitude for the Buddha, who urged him to stabilize that attainment.
Translations
Sakkasutta
With Sakka
Moggallāna ascended to the heaven of the Thirty-Three to address Sakka, the lord of gods, and his extensive retinue. He spoke in praise of going for refuge, as it leads to heaven. Sakka affirmed this on multiple occasions, adding that gods who had gone for refuge and kept ethics surpassed the other deities in the heavens.