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title: A Paean of Joy - Udana Gatha
description: "Soon After The Enlightenment:"
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Soon After The Enlightenment:

A Paean of Joy - Udana Gatha

Thro’ many a birth in Samsara wandered I,
Seeking but not finding, the builder of this house.
Sorrowful is repeated birth.
O house-builder! Thou art seen.
Thou shalt build no house again,
All thy rafters are broken,
thy ridge-pole is shattered.
The Mind attains the Unconditioned.
Achieved is the End of Craving.
Dhammapada w. 153, 154