Thus have I heard,
Once, the Awakened One lived at Sāvatthi
in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
On that occasion, the Buddha was instructing,
encouraging, inspiring and gladdening the monks
with a discourse on nibbāna.
The monks gave their full attention to what was being spoken
gathering their whole minds
and giving ear to listen to the Dhamma.
Realizing the significance of the moment
the Awakened One exclaimed these heartfelt verses:
“There exists, monks,
an unborn,
being-less
unmade
If no such unborn,
being-less,
unmade,
and unfabricated state would exist,
no release could ever be experienced
from what is born,
what exists,
what is made up
But because there is
an unborn,
being-less,
unmade,
and unfabricated state,
a release can be discerned
from what is born,
what exists,
what is made up
and what is fabricated.”
[1] Atthi, bhikkhave, ajātaṁ abhūtaṁ akataṁ asaṅkhataṁ.
[2] nayidha jātassa bhūtassa katassa saṅkhatassa nissaraṇaṁ paññāyetha.