Before, it was, then it wasn’t.
Before, it wasn’t, then it was.
It wasn’t, won’t be,
& now isn’t to be found.1
Notes
1. The last half of this verse also appears as the last half a verse attributed to Ven. Kaṇhadinna at Thag 2:30 (verse 180 in the PTS edition). According to the Commentary, these lines refer to the moment of the path to arahantship, which occurs only once and is never repeated.
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