of control. So, approaching a nun, I cross-questioned her attentively. She taught me the Dhamma: aggregates, sense media, properties, four noble truths, five faculties, seven factors for awakening, the eightfold path for attaining the highest goal. Hearing her words, I did her bidding. In the first watch of the night, I remembered past lives. In the second watch of the night, I purified the divine eye. In the third watch of the night, I burst the mass of darkness. Then I stayed, suffusing1 my body with rapture & pleasure. On the seventh day, I stretched out my legs, having burst the mass of darkness. Note 1. Reading pharitvṅ with the Thai edition. See also: SN 36:31; Thig 3:2 - --> - - - -