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Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs Chapter of the Sixes Verses of the Elder Vāseṭṭhi “When I lost my child I was taken over by grief; I went deranged, I lost my mind. Naked and with disheveled hair, I wandered here and there, living in middens, roadsides, and cemeteries. I wandered for three years, afflicted by hunger and thirst. When I arrived at the town of Mithilā, and I saw the one who fares well - tamer of the untamed, the self-enlightened one, fearless everywhere - I returned to sanity. I paid respects and sat down. Gotama taught me the Dhamma out of compassion. After I heard his Dhamma, I went forth into homelessness. I bound myself to the words of the Teacher; I realized the path of joy. All woes have been cut off, abandoned, finished. Now I have fully understood how grief comes into being.” The Elder Vāseṭṭhī