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25. Udāna 3.5: The Discourse about Kolita

1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā mahāmoggallāno bhagavato avidūre nisinno hoti pallankaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya kāyagatāya satiyā ajjhattaṃ sūpaṭṭhitāya. Addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ mahāmoggallānaṃ avidūre nisinnaṃ pallankaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya kāyagatāya satiyā ajjhattaṃ sūpaṭṭhitāya.

2 Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

3 "Sati kāyagatā upaṭṭhitā,
Chasu phassāyatanesu saṃvuto;
Satataṃ bhikkhu samāhito,
Jaññā nibbānamattano"ti.

Pañcamaṃ.