Ud 3.1 - Ud 3:1 Kamma | Kamma Sutta
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Publisher references (not part of the sutta): See also: SN 41:3; AN 8:30; Thag 6:10
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3 : Nanda

Ud 3:1 Kamma (Kamma Sutta)

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī at Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. And on that occasion a certain monk was sitting not far from the Blessed One, his legs crossed, his body held erect, enduring fierce pains, sharp & severe, 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 fierce pains, sharp & severe, that were the result of old kamma–mindful, alert, and not struck down by them.

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, unpossessive,
        Such:1
There’s no point in telling
        anyone else.

Note

1. Such (tādin): An adjective applied to the mind of one who has attained the goal. It indicates that the mind “is what it is”–indescribable but not subject to change or alteration.