Sujātātherīgāthā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu · Petavatthu · Theragāthā · Therīgāthā · Vol. 26 · Section 454

[454] 4. Adorned, finely clothed, garlanded, anointed with sandalwood, covered over with every ornament, attended by a troop of maidservants, taking food and drink, hard food and soft food in no small measure, I went out from the house and betook myself to the pleasure garden. Having delighted and played there, while returning to my own home I saw a monastery; I entered the Añjana Wood at Sāketa. Having seen the Light of the World (lokapajjota), I paid homage and sat down; out of compassion the One with Vision (cakkhumā) taught me the Dhamma. And when I had heard the Great Seer (mahesi), I penetrated the truth; right there I touched the stainless Dhamma, the deathless state (amataṃ padaṃ). Then, having come to know the true Dhamma (saddhamma), I went forth into homelessness; the three true knowledges (tisso vijjā) have been attained; not in vain is the Buddha's teaching. Sujātā.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.