ud2.3:0.1Heartfelt Sayings 2.3
ud2.3:0.2A Stick
ud2.3:1.1So I have heard.
ud2.3:1.2At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
ud2.3:1.3Now at that time, between Sāvatthī and the Jeta Grove, several boys were hitting a snake with a stick.
ud2.3:1.4Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.
ud2.3:1.5He saw the boys hitting the snake.
ud2.3:2.1Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:
ud2.3:3.1“Creatures love happiness,
ud2.3:3.2so if you harm them with a stick
ud2.3:3.3in search of your own happiness,
ud2.3:3.4after death you’ll find no happiness.
ud2.3:4.1Creatures love happiness,
ud2.3:4.2so if you don’t harm them with a stick
ud2.3:4.3in search of your own happiness,
ud2.3:4.4after death you will find happiness.”