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संयुत्त निकाय ३१।३
Saṁyutta Nikāya 31.3
The Related Suttas Collection 31.3
१। गन्धब्बवग्ग
1. Gandhabbavagga
1. Fairies
मूलगन्धदातासुत्त
Mūlagandhadātāsutta
A Giver of Fragrant Roots
सावत्थिनिदानं।
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
एकमन्तं निसिन्नो खो सो भिक्खु भगवन्तं एतदवोच:
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Buddha:
“को नु खो, भन्ते, हेतु, को पच्चयो, येन मिधेकच्चो कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा मूलगन्धे अधिवत्थानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जती”ति?
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā mūlagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti?
“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 of fairykind who live in fragrant roots?”
“इध, भिक्खु, एकच्चो कायेन सुचरितं चरति, वाचाय सुचरितं चरति, मनसा सुचरितं चरति। तस्स सुतं होति: ‘मूलगन्धे अधिवत्था देवा दीघायुका वण्णवन्तो सुखबहुलाऽति। तस्स एवं होति: ‘अहो वताहं कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा मूलगन्धे अधिवत्थानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जेय्यन्ऽति। सो दाता होति मूलगन्धानं। सो कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा मूलगन्धे अधिवत्थानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जति। अयं खो, भिक्खु, हेतु …पे… येन मिधेकच्चो कायस्स भेदा परं मरणा मूलगन्धे अधिवत्थानं देवानं सहब्यतं उपपज्जती”ति।
“Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena sucaritaṁ carati, vācāya sucaritaṁ carati, manasā sucaritaṁ carati. Tassa sutaṁ hoti: ‘mūlagandhe adhivatthā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti. Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā mūlagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti. So dātā hoti mūlagandhānaṁ. So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā mūlagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu …pe… yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā mūlagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti.
“Bhikkhu, it’s when someone does good things by way of body, speech, and mind. And they’ve heard: ‘The gods of fairykind who live in fragrant roots are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ They think: ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of fairykind who live in fragrant roots!’ They give gifts of fragrant roots. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the gods of fairykind who live in fragrant roots. 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 of fairykind who live in fragrant roots.”
ततियं।
Tatiyaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
