Vivekajasutta
Born of Seclusion
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing first absorption without any thought of self.
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Avitakkasutta
Without Placing the Mind
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing second absorption without any thought of self.
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Pītisutta
Rapture
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing third absorption without any thought of self.
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Upekkhāsutta
Equanimity
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing fourth absorption without any thought of self.
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Ākāsānañcāyatanasutta
The Dimension of Infinite Space
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing the dimension of infinite space without any thought of self.
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Viññāṇañcāyatanasutta
The Dimension of Infinite Consciousness
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing the dimension of infinite consciousness without any thought of self.
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Ākiñcaññāyatanasutta
The Dimension of Nothingness
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing the dimension of nothingness without any thought of self.
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Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanasutta
The Dimension of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing the dimension of neither perception nor non-perception without any thought of self.
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Nirodhasamāpattisutta
The Attainment of Cessation
Sāriputta goes to Mirkwood for meditation, and afterwards Ānanda asks why his face is so radiant. Sāriputta replies that he was practicing the attainment of cessation without any thought of self.
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Sucimukhīsutta
With Sucimukhī
Sāriputta encountered a female wanderer named Sucimukhī, who asks him a series of enigmatic questions regarding what direction he faces when eating. Sāriputta denies all of them, explaining that they are various kinds of wrong livelihood.