[331] "Furthermore, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is endowed with faith, endowed with virtue, endowed with learning, endowed with generosity, endowed with wisdom. He has heard: 'The devas who have attained to the base (āyatana) of nothingness … the devas who have attained to the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception are long-lived, long-lasting, abounding in happiness.' It occurs to him thus: 'Oh, that with the breaking up of the body, after death, I might be reborn in the companionship of the devas who have attained to the base of neither-perception-nor-non-perception!' He fixes that mind (citta), resolves upon that mind, develops that mind. Those volitional formations (saṅkhārā) and abidings of his, thus developed and thus cultivated, lead to rebirth there. This, bhikkhus, is the path, this is the practice that leads to rebirth there."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.