For fifty-five years
I wore dust and dirt.
Eating one meal a month,
I tore out my hair and beard.
I stood on one foot;
I rejected seats;
I ate dried-out dung;
I didn’t accept food set aside for me.
I did many deeds of this kind,
which lead to a bad destination.
Swept away by a great flood,
I went to the Buddha for refuge.
See the going for refuge!
See the excellence of the teaching!
I’ve attained the three knowledges
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.