Beings Sattṅ Sutta (AN 9:24)

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('â', Infinite space,â arrive at the dimension of the infinitude of space. This is the sixth abode for beings. "There are beings who, with the complete transcending of the dimension of the infinitude of space, (perceiving,) ),

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('â', Infinite consciousness,â arrive at the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness. This is the seventh abode for beings. "There are beings who, with the complete transcending of the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, (perceiving,) ),

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('â', There is nothing,â arrive at the dimension of nothingness. This is the eighth abode for beings. "There are beings who, with the complete transcending of the dimension of nothingness, arrive at the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception. This is the ninth abode for beings. "These, monks, are the nine abodes for beings." Notes 1. MN 137 indicates that perceptions of multiplicity deal with the six senses, whereas perceptions of singularity act as the basis of the four formless attainments. Here, however, perceptions of singularity include the perceptions acting as the basis for the first jhṅna. 2. The Thai edition of DN 15 adds here: "and (some) beings in the four realms of deprivation." This phrase is not found in the Sri Lankan, Burmese, or PTS editions of DN 15, nor is it found in any of the editions of this sutta. However, without it there is nothing to cover the beings in the lower realms not included in the first abode for beings. They would appear to belong here or—if singularity of perception has to relate to the jhṅnas—to the following category. See also: SN 22:86; SN 23:2; SN 44:9; Khp 4 - --> - - - -