UdānaNandavaggaKaṁsutta

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Khuddakapāṭha · Dhammapada · Udāna · Itivuttaka · Suttanipāta · Vol. 25 · Section 66

[66] 1. Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in the Jetavana, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Now on that occasion a certain bhikkhu was seated not far from the Blessed One, having folded his legs crosswise and set his body erect, enduring a painful (dukkha), sharp, bitter feeling (vedanā) born of the ripening of old kamma (purāṇakammavipākaja) — mindful (sato), clearly comprehending (sampajāno), without being distressed. The Blessed One saw that bhikkhu seated not far away, having folded his legs crosswise and set his body erect, enduring a painful, sharp, bitter feeling born of the ripening of old kamma — mindful, clearly comprehending, without being distressed. Then the Blessed One, having understood this matter, on that occasion uttered this inspired utterance (udāna): For the bhikkhu who has abandoned all kamma, shaking off the dust that was made before, without 'mine,' steadfast, such a one — there is no need to speak to people. The first sutta.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.