Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
Māṇavattheragāthā
“Jiṇṇañca disvā dukhitañca byādhitaṁ, Matañca disvā gatamāyusaṅkhayaṁ; Tato ahaṁ nikkhamitūna pabbajiṁ, Pahāya kāmāni manoramānī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
Māṇava
Seeing an old person, and one suffering from disease, and a corpse come to the end of life, I went forth, becoming a wanderer, and giving up the pleasures of the senses.