Tripiṭaka 1. Gandhabbavagga
1. Centaurs
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Sāragandhādidānūpakārasuttanavutika
Ninety Discourses On How Giving Helps Rebirth in Fragrant Heartwood, etc.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sāragandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …pe…
“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant heartwood …
“Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena sucaritaṁ carati, vācāya sucaritaṁ carati, manasā sucaritaṁ carati.
“Mendicant, it’s when someone does good things by way of body, speech, and mind.
‘gandhagandhe adhivatthā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti.
‘The gods who live in fragrant scents are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant scents!’
So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.
When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant scents.
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti.
This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the gods who live on fragrant scents.”
Dvādasasatimaṁ.
(Evaṁ piṇḍakena ekasatañca dvādasa ca suttantā honti.)
Gandhabbavaggo paṭhamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Suddhikañca sucaritaṁ,
dātā hi apare dasa;
Dānūpakārā satadhā,
gandhabbe suppakāsitāti.