Raṭṭhapālasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 13 · Section 433

[433] There the Blessed One dwelt at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Then the Venerable Raṭṭhapāla, dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute, before long realized for himself with direct knowledge (abhiññā), in this very life, that unsurpassed consummation of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 sons of good family rightly go forth from the household life into homelessness; and having entered upon it, he dwelt therein. He understood: "Birth (jāti) is destroyed, the holy life has been lived, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this state of being." And the Venerable Raṭṭhapāla became one of the arahants.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.