[228] Bhikkhus, there are these nine abodes of beings (sattāvāsa). What nine? There are, bhikkhus, beings diverse in body and diverse in perception (saññā), such as human beings, some devas, and some beings in states of loss (vinipātika). This is the first abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings diverse in body and uniform in perception, such as the devas of Brahmā's retinue (brahmakāyikā), generated by the first [jhāna]. This is the second abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings uniform in body and diverse in perception, such as the Ābhassara devas. This is the third abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings uniform in body and uniform in perception, such as the Subhakiṇha devas. This is the fourth abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings without perception, without experience, such as the devas who are non-percipient beings (asaññasattā). This is the fifth abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings who, with the complete transcending of perceptions of form, with the passing away of perceptions of sensory impact, with non-attention to perceptions of diversity, [aware that] "space is infinite," have arrived at the sphere of the infinity of space (ākāsānañcāyatana). This is the sixth abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings who, having completely transcended the sphere of the infinity of space, [aware that] "consciousness is infinite," have arrived at the sphere of the infinity of consciousness (viññāṇañcāyatana). This is the seventh abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings who, having completely transcended the sphere of the infinity of consciousness, [aware that] "there is nothing at all," have arrived at the sphere of nothingness (ākiñcaññāyatana). This is the eighth abode of beings.
There are, bhikkhus, beings who, having completely transcended the sphere of nothingness, have arrived at the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception (nevasaññānāsaññāyatana). This is the ninth abode of beings.
These, bhikkhus, are the nine abodes of beings.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.