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Thag 5.1 - Rājadatta Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/thag5.1/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 Verses of the Senior Monks 5.1 The Book of the Fives Chapter One Rājadatta I, a monk, went to a charnel ground and saw a woman’s body abandoned there, dumped in a cemetery, full of worms that devoured. Some men were disgusted, seeing her dead and rotten; but sexual desire arose in me, I was as if blind to her oozing body. Quicker than the cooking of rice I left that place! Mindful and aware, I retired to a discreet place. Then the realization came upon me— the danger became clear, and I was firmly disillusioned. Then my mind was freed— behold the clear rightness of the teaching! I’ve attained the three knowledges and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.