AṅgaṇikabhāradvājaAṅgaṇikabhāradvājattheragāthā

Seeking purity the wrong way,“Ayoni suddhimanvesaṁ, I served the sacred fire in a grove.aggiṁ paricariṁ vane; Not knowing the path to purity,Suddhimaggaṁ ajānanto, I practiced endless mortification.akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ.

I’ve gained this happiness by means of happiness:Taṁ sukhena sukhaṁ laddhaṁ, behold the clear rightness of the teaching!passa dhammasudhammataṁ; I’ve attained the three knowledgesTisso vijjā anuppattā, and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

I used to be brahmin only by kin,Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ, but now I really am a brahmin!idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo; I am master of the three knowledges, <j>I’m a bathed initiate,Tevijjo nhātako camhi, I’m a scholar and a knowledge master.sottiyo camhi vedagū”ti.