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Aṅgaṇikabhāradvājattheragāthā

Aṅgaṇikabhāradvāja

“Ayoni suddhimanvesaṁ,
Seeking purity the wrong way,

aggiṁ paricariṁ vane;
I served the sacred fire in a grove.

Suddhimaggaṁ ajānanto,
Not knowing the path to purity,

akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ.
I mortified my flesh in search of immortality.

Taṁ sukhena sukhaṁ laddhaṁ,
I’ve gained this happiness by means of happiness:

passa dhammasudhammataṁ;
see the excellence of the teaching!

Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
I’ve attained the three knowledges

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ,
I used to be brahmin by kin,

idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo;
but now I really am a brahmin!

Tevijjo nhātako camhi,
I am master of the three knowledges, <j>I’m a bathed initiate,

sottiyo camhi vedagū”ti.
I’m a scholar and a knowledge master.

… Aṅgaṇikabhāradvājo thero ….