[99] When this was said, the brahmin Sundarikabhāradvāja said to the Blessed One: "Magnificent, Master Gotama! Magnificent, Master Gotama! Just as, Master Gotama, one might set upright what has been overturned, or uncover what has been concealed, or point out the way to one who has gone astray, or hold up an oil lamp in the darkness so that those with eyes might see forms — even so has the Dhamma been made clear in many ways by Master Gotama. I go to Master Gotama for refuge, and to the Dhamma, and to the Saṅgha of bhikkhus. May I receive the going forth (pabbajjā) in Master Gotama's presence; may I receive the higher ordination (upasampadā)."
And the brahmin Sundarikabhāradvāja received the going forth in the Blessed One's presence; he received the higher ordination. Not long after his higher ordination, the Venerable Bhāradvāja, dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute, before long realized for himself with direct knowledge (abhiññā), in this very life, that unsurpassed consummation of the holy life (brahmacariya) for the sake of which clansmen rightly go forth from the home life into homelessness, and having entered upon it, he dwelt therein. He knew directly: "Birth (jāti) is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what was to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this state of being." And the Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the arahants.
The Vatthūpama Sutta, the seventh, is finished.
[8. The Sallekha Sutta]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.