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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.23

Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos

Tatiyavagga
Chapter Three

Sobhitattheragāthā

Sobhita

“Satimā paññavā bhikkhu,
As a monk, mindful and wise,

āraddhabalavīriyo;
empowered and full of energy,

Pañca kappasatānāhaṁ,
I recollected five hundred eons

ekarattiṁ anussariṁ.
in a single night.

Cattāro satipaṭṭhāne,
Developing the four mindfulness meditations,

satta aṭṭha ca bhāvayaṁ;
the seven factors of awakening, and the eightfold path,

Pañca kappasatānāhaṁ,
I recollected five hundred eons

ekarattiṁ anussarin”ti.
in a single night.

… Sobhito thero ….