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| − | [[Ākiṃcanyāyatana]] ("[[Sphere of Nothingness]]"): In this [[sphere]] [[formless]] {{Wiki|beings}} dwell contemplating upon the [[thought]] that "there is no thing". This is considered a [[form]] of [[perception]], though a very {{Wiki|subtle}} one. | + | [[Ākiṃcanyāyatana]] ("[[Sphere of Nothingness]]"): In this [[sphere]] [[formless]] {{Wiki|beings}} dwell contemplating upon the [[thought]] that "there is no thing". |
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| + | This is considered a [[form]] of [[perception]], though a very {{Wiki|subtle}} one. | ||
This was the [[sphere]] reached by [[Ārāḍa Kālām]]a ([[Pāli]]: | This was the [[sphere]] reached by [[Ārāḍa Kālām]]a ([[Pāli]]: | ||
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Ākiṃcanyāyatana ("Sphere of Nothingness"): In this sphere formless beings dwell contemplating upon the thought that "there is no thing".
This is considered a form of perception, though a very subtle one.
This was the sphere reached by Ārāḍa Kālāma (Pāli:
Āḷāra Kālāma), the first of the Buddha's two teachers; he considered it to be equivalent to enlightenment.
etymology: Ākiṃcanyāyatana or Ākiñcaññāyatana (Tib: ci yang med) (literally "lacking anything")
