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- Udana III.1
- Kamma Sutta
- Action
- For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma
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*:
there's no point in telling
anyone else.
(*tadi)