12.
The Discourse on Vaṅgīsa
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On one occasion the Venerable Vaṅgīsa was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park.
Now at that time the Venerable Vaṅgīsa, having recently attained arahantship, experiencing the bliss of liberation, at that time spoke these verses -
"Intoxicated with poetry we wandered before, from village to village, from town to town;
Then we saw the Enlightened by himself, faith arose in us.
"He expounded the Teaching to me, the aggregates, sense bases, and elements;
Having heard his Teaching, I went forth into homelessness.
"Indeed for the benefit of many, the sage attained enlightenment;
For monks and nuns, those who have seen the fixed course of destiny.
"Indeed welcome it was for me, my coming to the Buddha's presence;
The three true knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled.
"I know past lives, the divine eye has been purified;
I am a possessor of the threefold true knowledge, attained to supernormal power, skilled in the ways of others' minds."