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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 31.2 Linked Discourses 31.2
1. Gandhabbavagga 1. Centaurs
Sucaritasutta Good Conduct
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«.
Ekamantaį¹ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaį¹ etadavoca: Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
āko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä gandhabbakÄyikÄnaį¹ devÄnaį¹ sahabyataį¹ upapajjatÄ«āti? āSir, 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 the centaur realm?ā
āIdha, bhikkhu, ekacco kÄyena sucaritaį¹ carati, vÄcÄya sucaritaį¹ carati, manasÄ sucaritaį¹ carati. āMendicant, itās when someone does good things by way of body, speech, and mind.
Tassa sutaį¹ hoti: And theyāve heard:
āgandhabbakÄyikÄ devÄ dÄ«ghÄyukÄ vaį¹į¹avanto sukhabahulÄāti. āThe gods of the centaur realm are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.ā
Tassa evaį¹ hoti: They think:
āaho vatÄhaį¹ kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä gandhabbakÄyikÄnaį¹ devÄnaį¹ sahabyataį¹ upapajjeyyanāti. āIf only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of the centaur realm!ā
So kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä gandhabbakÄyikÄnaį¹ devÄnaį¹ sahabyataį¹ upapajjati. When their body breaks up, after death, theyāre reborn in the company of the gods of the centaur realm.
Ayaį¹ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaį¹ paccayo, yena midhekacco kÄyassa bhedÄ paraį¹ maraį¹Ä gandhabbakÄyikÄnaį¹ devÄnaį¹ sahabyataį¹ upapajjatÄ«āti. 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 the centaur realm.ā
Dutiyaį¹.