thag.3.1 Theragatha

Aṅgaṇikabhāradvāja

Seeking purity the wrong way,
I served the sacred fire in a grove.
Not knowing the path to purity,
I mortified my flesh in search of immortality.
I’ve gained this happiness by means of happiness:
see the excellence of the teaching!
I’ve attained the three knowledges
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
In the past I was related to Brahmā,
but now I really am a brahmin!
I am master of the three knowledges, I’m a bathed initiate,
I’m a scholar and a knowledge master.