1.1PTS 3.253Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

1.3“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 …1.4pheggugandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …softwood …1.5tacagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …bark …1.6papaṭikagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …sprouts …1.7pattagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …leaves …1.8pupphagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …flowers …1.9phalagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …fruit …1.10rasagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ …sap …1.11gandhagandhe adhivatthānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti?fragrant scents?”

1.12“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.1.13Tassa sutaṁ hoti:And they’ve heard:1.14‘gandhagandhe adhivatthā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti.‘The gods who live in fragrant scents are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’1.15Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think:1.16‘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!’1.17So annaṁ deti …pe…They give food …1.18pānaṁ deti …drink …1.19vatthaṁ deti …clothing …1.20yānaṁ deti …a vehicle …1.21mālaṁ deti …a garland …1.22gandhaṁ deti …fragrance …1.23vilepanaṁ deti …makeup …1.24seyyaṁ deti …a bed …1.25āvasathaṁ deti …a house …1.26padīpeyyaṁ deti.a lamp.1.27So 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.1.28Ayaṁ 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.”1.29Dvādasasatimaṁ.

2.1(Evaṁ piṇḍakena ekasatañca dvādasa ca suttantā honti.)

2.2Gandhabbavaggo paṭhamo.

3.0Tassuddānaṁ

3.1Suddhikañca sucaritaṁ,3.2dātā hi apare dasa;3.3Dānūpakārā satadhā,3.4gandhabbe suppakāsitāti.

3.5Gandhabbakāyasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.The Linked Discourses on the centaur realm are complete.