[159] Bhikkhus, there is a further point. With the complete transcending of perceptions of form (rūpasaññā), with the passing away of perceptions of sensory impingement (paṭighasaññā), with non-attention to perceptions of diversity (nānattasaññā), [aware that] "space is infinite," Sāriputta enters and dwells in the base of the infinity of space (ākāsānañcāyatana). And whatever dhammas there are in the base of the infinity of space — the perception of the base of the infinity of space and one-pointedness of mind (cittekaggatā); contact (phassa), feeling (vedanā), perception (saññā), volition (cetanā), consciousness (viññāṇa), desire (chanda), resolution (adhimokkha), energy (vīriya), mindfulness (sati), equanimity (upekkhā), and attention (manasikāra) — these dhammas were determined by him one by one as they occurred; known to him these dhammas arise, known they persist, known they pass away. He understands thus: "So it seems, these dhammas, not having been, come into being; and having been, they vanish." Regarding those dhammas he dwells unattracted, unrepelled, independent, unshackled, released, dissociated, with a mind (citta) made free of boundaries. He understands: "There is an escape beyond this." Through much cultivation of that, [the conviction] "there is" becomes established for him.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.