34a: The 17th Rains Retreat (Beauty) – 1138
Awakening; , and later, it was in his 17
th
year that he delivered it to the
monk craving for Sirimā.
When the delivery of the discourse was over, Ven. Nandā was greatly stirred
with fear, thinking: “Oh, it was so stupid of me! To this brother of mine, the
Buddha, who taught me such a wondrous doctrine, paying much attention to me
and so compassionately, I had failed to come and attend earlier!” Having feared
thus she repeatedly reflected on the discourse and diligently practised voidness
(
suññatā
) meditation, and accordingly, in two or three days’ time, she became an
Arahat.