supreme-wisdom – the razor sharp weapons – against avijjã, an
enemy especially adroit at repulsing their advances then counter-
attacking, leaving its opponents in total disarray. Since time
immemorial no one has dared to challenge its might, allowing
avijjã to reign supreme and unopposed over the ‘kingdom of birth
and death’ inside the hearts of all living beings. But at three A.M.
that night when Ãcariya Mun launched his final, all out assault,
the result was the total destruction of the king’s mighty throne and the
complete overthrow of his reign in the ‘kingdom of birth and death’.
Suddenly impotent and deprived of room to maneuver, the king could
not maintain his sovereignty. At that moment avijjã perished, victim
to a lightning strike of magnificent brilliance.
Ãcariya Mun described how that fateful moment was accom-
panied by a tremor that appeared to shake the entire universe.
Celestial beings throughout this vast expanse immediately paid
tribute to his supreme accomplishment, roaring an exclamation
of approval that reverberated across the sentient universe, and
proclaimed the appearance of another disciple of the Tathãgatha
in the world. Overjoyed to have witnessed this event, they were
eager to offer their congratulations. Human beings, however, were
unaware of the momentous event that had just taken place. Occu-
pied with worldly pleasures, they were too oblivious to care that,
only a moment before, the Supreme Dhamma had arisen in the
heart of a fellow human being.
When the awesome moment passed, what remained was
visuddhi-dhamma.^7 This pure Dhamma – the true, natural state of
the citta – suffused Acariya Mun’s body and mind, and extended
its light in all directions. The experience aroused an indescribable
feeling of great awe and wonder. His customary compassion for the
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