[457] What nine dhammas are to be fully understood? The nine abodes of beings (sattāvāsa). There are, friends, beings diverse in body and diverse in perception (saññā), such as human beings, some gods, and some beings fallen to states of woe (vinipātikā). This is the first abode of beings. There are, friends, beings diverse in body and uniform in perception, such as the gods of Brahmā's host (brahmakāyikā), generated by the first [jhāna]. This is the second abode of beings. There are, friends, beings uniform in body and diverse in perception, such as the Ābhassara gods. This is the third abode of beings. There are, friends, beings uniform in body and uniform in perception, such as the Subhakiṇha gods. This is the fourth abode of beings. There are, friends, beings without perception, experiencing nothing, such as the gods who are non-percipient beings (asaññasattā). This is the fifth abode of beings. There are, friends, beings who, with the complete transcending of perceptions of form, with the passing away of perceptions of impingement (paṭighasaññā), with non-attention to perceptions of diversity, [aware that] "space is infinite," have arrived at the base of the infinity of space (ākāsānañcāyatana). This is the sixth abode of beings. There are, friends, beings who, having completely transcended the base of the infinity of space, [aware that] "consciousness is infinite," have arrived at the base of the infinity of consciousness (viññāṇañcāyatana). This is the seventh abode of beings. There are, friends, beings who, having completely transcended the base of the infinity of consciousness, [aware that] "there is nothing," have arrived at the base of nothingness (ākiñcaññāyatana). This is the eighth abode of beings. There are, friends, beings who, having completely transcended the base of nothingness, [aware that] "this is peaceful, this is sublime," have arrived at the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception (nevasaññānāsaññāyatana). This is the ninth abode of beings. These are the nine dhammas to be fully understood.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.