The Buddha says, with reference to Nibbana: "Monks, there is a sphere where there is neither earth, water, heat or air, neither the sphere of infinite space, the sphere of infinite consciousness, the sphere of nothingness, the sphere of neither perception nor non perception, where there is neither this world nor any other world, neither sun nor moon. This, I say, has neither coming nor going nor standing still,neither being born nor dying.There is neither a foothold there, nor development, nor any basis. This is the end of suffering"