I was able to lift myself up“Asakkhiṁ vata attānaṁ,from the water to the shore.uddhātuṁ udakā thalaṁ;While being swept away by the great flood,Vuyhamāno mahogheva,I penetrated the truths.saccāni paṭivijjhahan”ti.
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