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# Ud 2:3 · The Stick (Daṇḍa Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/ud-2-3/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:53:20.000Z
- Description: Udāna · Ud 2:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Udāna, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:28

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 large number of boys on the road between Sāvatthī & Jeta’s Grove were hitting a snake with a stick. Then early in the morning the Blessed One adjusted his under robe and–carrying his bowl & robes–went into Sāvatthī for alms. He saw the large number of boys on the road between Sāvatthī & Jeta’s Grove hitting the snake with a stick.

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

Whoever hits with a stick

beings desiring ease,

when he himself is looking for ease,

will meet with no ease after death.

Whoever doesn’t hit with a stick

beings desiring ease,

when he himself is looking for ease,

will meet with ease after death.[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Ud/ud2%5F3.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

Note

1\. These verses are identical with [Dhp 131](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dhp-10/)—132.

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