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Thag 2.49

Thag 2.49 Sandhita

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Thag 2.49 - Sandhita
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.49
The Book of the Twos
Chapter Five
Sandhita
Beneath the Bodhi Tree,
bright green and growing,
being mindful, my perception
became one with the Buddha.
It’s been thirty one eons
since I gained that perception;
and it’s due to that perception
that I’ve attained the ending of defilements.