སྟག་རྣའ་རྟགས་པ་བརྗད་པ 8

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When the Blessed One knew that the nun Prakṛti had a mind that was elated, propitious, rejoicing, without hindrances, and without rigidity, by which she was ready and able to understand the most elevated Dharma teaching,⁵⁶ the Blessed One expounded in full to the nun Prakṛti that most elevated Dharma teaching of the blessed buddhas on penetrating the four truths of the noble ones,⁵⁷ that is to say, suffering, its origin, cessation, and the way.

Then, while sitting there on her seat, the nun Prakṛti directly realized the four truths of the noble ones, that is, suffering, its origin, cessation, and the way. Just as when a spotless cloth fit for dyeing⁵⁸ is put in liquid dye it completely absorbs the dye, the nun Prakṛti, while sitting there on her seat, directly realize the four truths of the noble ones, that is, suffering, its origin, cessation, and the way.

When the nun Prakṛti had thus seen the Dharma, attained the Dharma, realized the Dharma, become unshakable in the Dharma,⁵⁹ understood the Dharma as conclusive, turned toward the attainment of the goal,⁶⁰ surmounted all doubt, overcome all uncertainty, had no more queries, attained complete confidence,⁶¹ and become one who pursues the Dharma in the Teacher’s instruction, no longer relying on or being led by others, becoming thoroughbred in the teachings,⁶² she fell at the Blessed One’s feet and said to the Blessed One, “I have transgressed, Blessed One. I have transgressed, Well-Gone One. Like a fool, like an idiot, like a stupid person, like an unskillful person, I had bad judgment and acted on the wish to have the monk Ānanda as my husband.