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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 55.36 Linked Discourses 55.36
4. PuƱƱÄbhisandavagga 4. Overflowing Merit
DevasabhÄgatasutta In Common With the Gods
āCatÅ«hi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannÄgataį¹ attamanÄ devÄ sabhÄgataį¹ kathenti. āMendicants, when someone has four things the gods are pleased and speak of what they have in common.
Katamehi catūhi? What four?
Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasÄvako buddhe aveccappasÄdena samannÄgato hotiāFirstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha ā¦
itipi so bhagavÄ ā¦peā¦ satthÄ devamanussÄnaį¹ buddho bhagavÄti.
YÄ tÄ devatÄ buddhe aveccappasÄdena samannÄgatÄ ito cutÄ tatrÅ«papannÄ tÄsaį¹ evaį¹ hoti: There are deities with experiential confidence in the Buddha who passed away from here and were reborn there. They think:
āyathÄrÅ«pena kho mayaį¹ buddhe aveccappasÄdena samannÄgatÄ tato cutÄ idhÅ«papannÄ, ariyasÄvakopi tathÄrÅ«pena buddhe aveccappasÄdena samannÄgato ehÄ«ti devÄnaį¹ santikeāti. āHaving 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, ariyasÄvako 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 samannÄgato hoti akhaį¹įøehi ā¦peā¦ samÄdhisaį¹vattanikehi. And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones ā¦ leading to immersion.
YÄ tÄ devatÄ ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannÄgatÄ ito cutÄ tatrÅ«papannÄ tÄsaį¹ 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:
āyathÄrÅ«pehi kho mayaį¹ ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannÄgatÄ tato cutÄ idhÅ«papannÄ, ariyasÄvakopi tathÄrÅ«pehi ariyakantehi sÄ«lehi samannÄgato ehÄ«ti devÄnaį¹ santikeāti. āHaving 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 samannÄgataį¹ attamanÄ devÄ sabhÄgataį¹ kathentÄ«āti. When someone has four things the gods are pleased and speak of what they have in common.ā
Chaį¹į¹haį¹.