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English version: A Brahmin (梵志, Fànzhì) knelt and reported: 'My previous behavior of leaning on a staff and sticking out my tongue was merely due to my madness and ignorance. Now, having heard the Buddha's teachings, my heart has begun to awaken. It is as if there is a lamp in the darkness; only now do I have eyes. I beg to become a Shramana (沙门, a wandering ascetic), and I hope the Buddha will compassionately accept me!' The Buddha said, 'If you have relatives, inform them.' He replied, 'I have no relatives.' The Buddha said, 'Come, Shramana.' Immediately after becoming a Shramana, he sat under a tree, focusing solely on twenty-one matters, eliminating all desires and thoughts. Suddenly, he entered a state of no-thought, and immediately attained the corresponding fruit of the path. He went to the Buddha, touched the Buddha's feet with his head and face, and said, 'Now, this blind man can see, and the madness is cured.' The Buddha said, 'Is this path good? Is the path you cultivate good?' He replied, 'All paths are wrong paths; only the Buddha's path is the right path.' The Buddha told the Shramanas, 'Carefully contemplate these twenty-one matters, and the path can be attained.' The Shramanas, hearing the teachings, rejoiced, paid their respects, and withdrew. The Sutra of Sundaya's Attainment Spoken by the Buddha --------------------------------------------------------------------------------