法苑珠林 12.39

12.39

時阿難聞說已。即便獨處精進不放逸寂然無欲。時在露地夜多經行。遇明相欲出。時身疲極方欲俹臥。頭未至枕頃於其中間心得無漏解脫。此是阿難未有法。時阿難得阿羅漢已。即說偈言。

When Ānanda heard this spoken, he then stayed alone, diligent, non-negligent, serene, and free from desire. At that time he practiced walking meditation often in the open during the night. As the light of dawn was about to emerge, his body was utterly exhausted and he was just about to recline: before his head touched the pillow, in that interval, his mind attained taint-free liberation. This was an unprecedented state for Ānanda. When Ānanda had attained arhatship, he then spoke in verse: