How can we understand the fact that DN 11 speaks of a luminous consciousness beyond the world?

[Charlie]

@Sunyo

That seems to be circular reasoning which doesn’t address my point. You say anidassana viññāṇa has a special meaning so we can’t “break it apart”. But that is coming from the assumption that it has a special meaning in the first place, which you base, at least as you’ve argued here, on the order of the words.

I have now posted my conclusion in this thread where I offer a number of reasons for why I feel that this is a specific term. I am however not naive about humans ability to build quite extensive belief systems - it’s what we do best perhaps. I doubt my post will change anyone’s mind that has already made a decision.
BTW, thanks for your help on Pali word order in verse not changing the meaning - I am convinced of this. But it (DN11) still isn’t referring to the dimension of infinite consciousness.