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# Thig 6:8 · Vijayā
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-6-8/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:23:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:42:50.000Z
- Description: Therīgāthā · Thig 6:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Nuns, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Therīgāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Four times, five, I ran amok from my dwelling,

having gained no peace of awareness,

my thoughts out of control.

So, approaching a nun,

I cross-questioned her attentively.

She taught me the Dhamma:

aggregates, sense media, properties,

four noble truths,

five faculties,

seven factors for awakening,

the eightfold path

for attaining the highest goal.

Hearing her words,

I did her bidding.

In the first watch of the night,

I remembered past lives.

In the second watch of the night,

I purified the divine eye.

In the third watch of the night,

I burst the mass of darkness.

Then I stayed, suffusing[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thig/thig6%5F8.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) my body

with rapture & pleasure.

On the seventh day, I stretched out my legs,

having burst the mass

of darkness.

Note

1\. Reading *pharitvā* with the Thai edition.

See also: [SN 36:31](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-36-31/); [Thig 3:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thig-3-2/)

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