“Monks, there are these nine step-by-step dwellings. Which nine? The first jhāna, the second jhāna, the third jhāna, the fourth jhāna, the dimension of the infinitude of space, the dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, the dimension of nothingness, the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, the cessation of perception & feeling. These are the nine step-by-step dwellings.”
an.9.32 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Dwellings (1)
- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu
- Editor: Gabriel Laera
Progressive Meditations
“Mendicants, there are these nine progressive meditations.What nine?
The first absorption, the second absorption, the third absorption, the fourth absorption, the dimension of infinite space, the dimension of infinite consciousness, the dimension of nothingness, the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception, and the cessation of perception and feeling.
These are the nine progressive meditations.”