thig6.8:0.1Verses of the Senior Nuns 6.8
thig6.8:0.2The Book of the Sixes
thig6.8:0.3Vijayā
thig6.8:1.1Four or five times
thig6.8:1.2I left my dwelling;
thig6.8:1.3I had failed to find peace of heart,
thig6.8:1.4or any control over my mind.
thig6.8:2.1I approached a nun
thig6.8:2.2and politely questioned her.
thig6.8:2.3She taught me the Dhamma:
thig6.8:2.4the elements and sense fields,
thig6.8:3.1the four noble truths,
thig6.8:3.2the faculties and the powers,
thig6.8:3.3the awakening factors, and the eightfold path
thig6.8:3.4for the attainment of the highest goal.
thig6.8:4.1After hearing her words,
thig6.8:4.2I did her bidding.
thig6.8:4.3In the first watch of the night,
thig6.8:4.4I recollected my past lives.
thig6.8:5.1In the middle watch of the night,
thig6.8:5.2I purified my clairvoyance.
thig6.8:5.3In the last watch of the night,
thig6.8:5.4I shattered the mass of darkness.
thig6.8:6.1I then meditated pervading my body
thig6.8:6.2with rapture and bliss.
thig6.8:6.3On the seventh day I stretched out my feet,
thig6.8:6.4having shattered the mass of darkness.