sṅlaâs question concerning the knowledge of the person in the dimension of nothingness has a double meaning: He is asking about the Buddhaâs knowledge about that person, and also what a person in that dimension of attainment should do to develop his/her knowledge even further. The Buddhaâs answer deals with the question in both its senses. On delight in nothingness, see MN 106. 2. On the seven stations of consciousness, see DN 15. The dimension of nothingness, discussed in this dialogue, is the seventh and most refined. See Sn 5:6, note 1. On the steps leading to release from being stationed in the formless states, see MN 52, MN 102, MN 106, MN 111, MN 140, and AN 9:36. - --> - - - -