sn31.23-112:1.1 At Sāvatthī.
sn31.23-112:1.2 Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
sn31.23-112:1.3 “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 gods who live in fragrant heartwood …
sn31.23-112:1.4 softwood …
sn31.23-112:1.5 bark …
sn31.23-112:1.6 sprouts …
sn31.23-112:1.7 leaves …
sn31.23-112:1.8 flowers …
sn31.23-112:1.9 fruit …
sn31.23-112:1.10 sap …
sn31.23-112:1.11 fragrant scents?”
sn31.23-112:1.12 “Mendicant, it’s when someone does good things by way of body, speech, and mind.
sn31.23-112:1.13 And they’ve heard:
sn31.23-112:1.14 ‘The gods who live in fragrant scents are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
sn31.23-112:1.15 They think:
sn31.23-112:1.16 ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant scents!’
sn31.23-112:1.17 They give food …
sn31.23-112:1.18 drink …
sn31.23-112:1.19 clothing …
sn31.23-112:1.20 a vehicle …
sn31.23-112:1.21 a garland …
sn31.23-112:1.22 fragrance …
sn31.23-112:1.23 makeup …
sn31.23-112:1.24 a bed …
sn31.23-112:1.25 a house …
sn31.23-112:1.26 a lamp.
sn31.23-112:1.27 When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant scents.
sn31.23-112:1.28 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.”