3.
The Discourse on Kisāgotamī
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At Sāvatthī.
Then the nun Kisāgotamī, having dressed in the earlier period of the day, taking her bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for almsfood.
Having walked for almsfood in Sāvatthī, after the meal, having returned from her alms round, she approached the Blind Men's Grove for the day residence.
Having plunged into the Blind Men's Grove, she sat down for the day residence at the foot of a certain tree.
Then Māra the Evil One, wishing to arouse fear, trepidation, and terror in the nun Kisāgotamī, wishing to make her fall away from concentration, approached the nun Kisāgotamī;
having approached, he addressed the nun Kisāgotamī in verse -
Having gone alone into the midst of the forest, are you searching for a man?"
Then this occurred to the nun Kisāgotamī - "Who indeed is this, a human being or a non-human spirit, speaking a verse?" Then this occurred to the nun Kisāgotamī - "This is Māra the Evil One, wishing to arouse fear, trepidation, and terror in me, wishing to make me fall away from concentration, speaking a verse."
Then the nun Kisāgotamī, having understood "this is Māra the Evil One", replied to Māra the Evil One in verses -
I do not grieve, I do not weep, I do not fear you, friend.
Having conquered the army of Death, I dwell without mental corruptions."
Then Māra the Evil One, thinking "the nun Kisāgotamī knows me", afflicted and unhappy, disappeared right there.