Uttamā

Four or five timesI left my dwelling.I had failed to find peace of heart,or any control over my mind.

“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ, vihārā upanikkhamiṁ; Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, citte avasavattinī.

Four or five times“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ, I left my dwelling.vihārā upanikkhamiṁ; I had failed to find peace of heart,Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ, or any control over my mind.citte avasavattinī.

I approached a nunin whom I had faith.She taught me the DhammaDhamma1. Fenómeno; cualquier cosa que ocurre y es cognoscible. 2. Fenómeno mental, «pensamiento». 3. Principio, especialmente los principios de causalidad. 4. Doctrina, enseñanza. También, principios de comportamiento que los seres humanos deben seguir para armonizar con el orden natural correcto de las cosas; cualidades mentales que deben desarrollar para realizar la cualidad inherente de la mente en sí misma. Por extensión, «Dhamma» (usualmente en mayúscula) se usa también para denotar cualquier doctrina que enseña tales cosas. Así, el Dhamma del Buddha denota tanto sus enseñanzas como las realidades descritas por esa enseñanza. (Sánscrito: dharma)Ver en el glosario:the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

Sā bhikkhuniṁ upagacchiṁ, yā me saddhāyikā ahu; Sā me dhammamadesesi, khandhāyatanadhātuyo.

I approached a nunSā bhikkhuniṁ upagacchiṁ, in whom I had faith.yā me saddhāyikā ahu; She taught me the Dhamma:Sā me dhammamadesesi, the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.khandhāyatanadhātuyo.

When I had heard her teaching,in accordance with her instructions,I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,given over to rapture and bliss.On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,having shattered the mass of darkness.

Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna, Yathā maṁ anusāsi sā; Sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena, Nisīdiṁ pītisukhasamappitā; *pītisukhasamappitā → nisīdiṁ sukhasamappitā (bj); nisīdiṁAṭṭhamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ, Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.

When I had heard her teaching,Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna, in accordance with her instructions,Yathā maṁ anusāsi sā; I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,Sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena, given over to rapture and bliss.Nisīdiṁ pītisukhasamappitā; *pītisukhasamappitā → nisīdiṁ sukhasamappitā (bj); nisīdiṁOn the eighth day I stretched out my feet,Aṭṭhamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ, having shattered the mass of darkness.Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.