Therīgāthā — Versos das Monjas Anciãs — 3.2 — Uttamā

1Four or five times
I left my dwelling.
I had failed to find peace of heart,
or any control over my mind.

2I approached a nun
in whom I had faith.
She taught me the Dhamma:
the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

3When I had heard her teaching,
in accordance with her instructions,
I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,
given over to rapture and bliss.
On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,
having shattered the mass of darkness.