Gayasisasutta 1.3

1.3

“pubbāhaṃ, bhikkhave, sambodhā anabhisambuddho bodhisattova samāno obhāsaññeva kho sañjānāmi, no ca rūpāni passāmi.

“Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still not awake but intent on awakening—I perceived light but did not see forms.