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Khuddaka
Udana

Ud 3.1

Kamma Sutta: Action

translated from the Pali by

Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Alternate translation: Ireland

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi, in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Now at that time a certain monk was sitting not far from the Blessed One, his legs crossed, his body held erect, enduring sharp, piercing, racking pains that were the result of old kamma — mindful, alert, without suffering. The Blessed One saw him sitting not far away, his legs crossed, his body held erect, enduring sharp, piercing, racking pains that were the result of old kamma — mindful, alert, without suffering.

Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:

For the monk who has left all kamma behind, shaking off the dust of the past, steady, without longing, Such:[1] there's no point in telling anyone else.

Note

1.: Tadi.

Provenance:

Transcribed from a file provided by the translator.

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How to cite this document (one suggested style): "Kamma Sutta: Action" (Ud 3.1), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight, 8 July 2010, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.3.01.than.html . Retrieved on 30 May 2012.

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