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# Ud 3:1 · Kamma (Kamma Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/ud-3-1/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:43:06.000Z
- Description: Udāna · Ud 3:1. 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 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](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Ud/ud3%5F1.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

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.

See also: [SN 41:3](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-41-3/); [AN 8:30](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-8-30/); [Thag 6:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-6-10/)

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Ud/ud3%5F1.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*