Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses on Gandhabbas: SN31:23-112 With the Support of Giving (2)

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1 Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā sāragandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … pe … pheggugandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … tacagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … papaṭikagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … pattagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … pupphagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … phalagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … rasagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ … gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī"ti? "Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena sucaritaṃ carati, vācāya sucaritaṃ carati, manasā sucaritaṃ carati. Tassa sutaṃ hoti:  ‘gandhagandhe adhivatthā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti. Tassa evaṃ hoti:  ‘aho vatāhaṃ kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyan’ti. So annaṃ deti … pe … pānaṃ deti … vatthaṃ deti … yānaṃ deti … mālaṃ deti … gandhaṃ deti … vilepanaṃ deti … seyyaṃ deti … āvasathaṃ deti … padīpeyyaṃ deti. So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati. Ayaṃ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṃ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī"ti. Dvādasasatimaṃ.

2 (Evaṃ piṇḍakena ekasatañca dvādasa ca suttantā honti.)

Gandhabbavaggo paṭhamo.

3 Suddhikañca sucaritaṃ,
dātā hi apare dasa;
Dānūpakārā satadhā,
gandhabbe suppakāsitāti.

Gandhabbakāyasaṃyuttaṃ samattaṃ.