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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs Chapter of the Fives Verses of the Elder Soṇā “I gave birth to ten children from this same body. Then when I was old and feeble, I approached a bhikkhunī. She taught me the Dhamma: the khandhas, elements, and sense domains. After I listened to her Dhamma, I cut off my hair and went forth. From training with her, my divine eye was purified. I know my past lives, where I dwelt previously. I cultivate objectless meditation with a well-collected and one-pointed mind. I was immediately liberated, quenched because of non-grasping. The five khandhas are fully understood, they remain with roots destroyed. What does it matter that I am decrepit? There is now no coming back to any state of being.” The Elder Soṇā