languages such as Sanskrit and Tibetan do not mention luminosity (pabham) and even the various Pali editions do not agree that this verse mentions luminosity, sometimes using paham ("given up") instead of pabham. Whatever the case, according to Analayo, the passage refers to "the cessation mode of dependent arising, according to which name-and-form cease with the cessation of consciousness".

According to Bhikkhu Brahmali, the references to luminosity in the Brahmanimantanika-sutta refer to states of samadhi