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Saį¹yutta Nikāya 55.36 Linked Discourses 55.36

4. PuƱƱābhisandavagga 4. Overflowing Merit

Devasabhāgatasutta In Common With the Gods

ā€œCatÅ«hi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgataį¹ attamanā devā sabhāgataį¹ kathenti. ā€œMendicants, when someone has four things the gods are pleased and speak of what they have in common.

Katamehi catūhi? What four?

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hotiā€”Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha ā€¦

itipi so bhagavā ā€¦peā€¦ satthā devamanussānaį¹ buddho bhagavāti.

Yā tā devatā buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgatā ito cutā tatrÅ«papannā tāsaį¹ evaį¹ hoti: There are deities with experiential confidence in the Buddha who passed away from here and were reborn there. They think:

ā€˜yathārÅ«pena kho mayaį¹ buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgatā tato cutā idhÅ«papannā, ariyasāvakopi tathārÅ«pena buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato ehÄ«ti devānaį¹ santikeā€™ti. ā€˜Having such experiential confidence in the Buddha, we passed away from there and were reborn here. That noble disciple has the same kind of experiential confidence in the Buddha, so they will come into the presence of the gods.ā€™

Puna caparaį¹, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme ā€¦peā€¦ Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching ā€¦

saį¹…ghe ā€¦peā€¦ the Saį¹…gha ā€¦

ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannāgato hoti akhaį¹‡įøehi ā€¦peā€¦ samādhisaį¹vattanikehi. And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones ā€¦ leading to immersion.

Yā tā devatā ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannāgatā ito cutā tatrÅ«papannā tāsaį¹ evaį¹ hoti: There are deities with the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones who passed away from here and were reborn there. They think:

ā€˜yathārÅ«pehi kho mayaį¹ ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannāgatā tato cutā idhÅ«papannā, ariyasāvakopi tathārÅ«pehi ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannāgato ehÄ«ti devānaį¹ santikeā€™ti. ā€˜Having such ethical conduct loved by the noble ones, we passed away from there and were reborn here. That noble disciple has the same kind of ethical conduct loved by the noble ones, so they will come into the presence of the gods.ā€™

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catÅ«hi dhammehi samannāgataį¹ attamanā devā sabhāgataį¹ kathentÄ«ā€ti. When someone has four things the gods are pleased and speak of what they have in common.ā€

Chaį¹­į¹­haį¹.
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