SN 8.12

Vaṅgīsasutta

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā vaṅgīso sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā vaṅgīso aciraarahattappatto hutvā vimuttisukhaṁ paṭisaṁvedī tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

With Vaṅgīsa

At one time Venerable Vaṅgīsa was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time Vaṅgīsa had recently attained perfection. While experiencing the bliss of freedom, on that occasion he recited these verses:

“Kāveyyamattā vicarimha pubbe, Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ; Athaddasāma sambuddhaṁ, Saddhā no upapajjatha.

“We used to wander, drunk on poetry, village to village, town to town. Then we saw the Buddha, and faith arose in us.

So me dhammamadesesi, khandhāyatanadhātuyo; Tassāhaṁ dhammaṁ sutvāna, pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ.

He taught me Dhamma: the aggregates, sense fields, and elements. When I heard his teaching I went forth to homelessness.

Bahunnaṁ vata atthāya, bodhiṁ ajjhagamā muni; Bhikkhūnaṁ bhikkhunīnañca, ye niyāmagataddasā.

It was truly for the benefit of many that the sage achieved awakening— for the monks and for the nuns who see that they’ve reached certainty.

Svāgataṁ vata me āsi, mama buddhassa santike; Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

It was so welcome for me to be in the presence of the Buddha. I’ve attained the three knowledges, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi, Dibbacakkhuṁ visodhitaṁ; Tevijjo iddhipattomhi, Cetopariyāyakovido”ti.

I know my past lives, my clairvoyance is purified, I am master of three knowledges, attained in psychic power, expert in encompassing the minds of others.”