sn30.7-16:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
sn30.7-16:1.2 Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
sn30.7-16:1.3 “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 egg-born phoenixes?”
sn30.7-16:1.4 “Mendicant, it’s when someone does both kinds of deeds by body, speech, and mind.
sn30.7-16:1.5 And they’ve heard:
sn30.7-16:1.6 ‘The egg-born phoenixes are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
sn30.7-16:1.7 They think:
sn30.7-16:1.8 ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes!’
sn30.7-16:1.9 They give food …”
sn30.7-16:1.10 “… drink …”
sn30.7-16:1.11 “… clothing …”
sn30.7-16:1.12 “… a vehicle …”
sn30.7-16:1.13 “… a garland …”
sn30.7-16:1.14 “… fragrance …”
sn30.7-16:1.15 “… makeup …”
sn30.7-16:1.16 “… a bed …”
sn30.7-16:1.17 “… a house …”
sn30.7-16:1.18 “… a lamp.
sn30.7-16:1.19 When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes.
sn30.7-16:1.20 This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes.”