11.8 The Story about the Exalted Utterances (Spoken) to Elder Ānanda

After he had defeated Māra at the foot of the Bodhi tree, the Bodhisatta, in the three watches of the night, attained insight into his previous existences, the rising and falling away of beings according to their intentional actions, and dependent origination, which led to his Awakening, at which point he spoke exalted utterances.