sn8.1:1.1 So I have heard.
BAGIAN 1
sn8.1:1.2 At one time Venerable Vaṅgīsa was staying near Āḷavī, at Āḷavī’s premier shrine, together with his mentor, Venerable Nigrodhakappa.
sn8.1:1.3 Now at that time Vaṅgīsa was junior, recently gone forth. He had been left behind to look after the dwelling.
sn8.1:1.4 Then several women dressed in all their finery went to the monastery at Āḷavī’s premier shrine in order to inspect the dwelling.
sn8.1:1.5 When Vaṅgīsa saw them he became dissatisfied, with lust infecting his mind.
sn8.1:1.6 Then he thought,
sn8.1:1.7 “It’s my loss, my misfortune,
sn8.1:1.8 that I’ve become dissatisfied, with lust infecting my mind. How is it possible for someone else to dispel my discontent and give rise to satisfaction?
sn8.1:1.9 Why don’t I do it myself?”
sn8.1:1.10 Then, on the occasion of dispelling his own discontent and giving rise to satisfaction, he recited these verses: