[855] P. Is it not to be said, "Perception (saññā) exists among the non-percipient beings (asaññasattā)," and that is a non-percipient existence (asaññabhava), a non-percipient destination (asaññagati), a non-percipient abode of beings (asaññasattāvāsa), a non-percipient round of rebirth (asaññasaṃsāra), a non-percipient mode of generation (asaññayoni), an acquisition of non-percipient individuality (asaññattabhāvapaṭilābha)?
S. Yes.
P. Is it not to be said, "Perception exists in the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception (nevasaññānāsaññāyatana)," and that is a non-percipient existence, a non-percipient destination, a non-percipient abode of beings, a non-percipient round of rebirth, a non-percipient mode of generation, an acquisition of non-percipient individuality?
S. It should not be said thus. …
P. Is it not to be said, "Perception exists among the non-percipient beings," and that is a one-constituent existence (ekavokārabhava), a destination, … an acquisition of individuality?
S. Yes.
P. Is it not to be said, "Perception exists in the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception," and that is a one-constituent existence, a destination, an abode of beings, a round of rebirth, a mode of generation, an acquisition of individuality?
S. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.