13-22.
The Decad of Discourses on Root-Fragrance Giving and Support
450-459.
At Sāvatthī.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One:
"What, venerable sir, is the cause, what is the condition, whereby someone here, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of roots?"
"Here, monk, someone practises good conduct by body, practises good conduct by speech, practises good conduct by mind.
He has heard:
'The gods dwelling in the odour of roots are long-lived, beautiful, and abounding in happiness.'
He thinks thus:
'Oh, may I, upon the body's collapse at death, be reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of roots!'
He gives food, etc.
he gives drink, etc.
he gives cloth, etc.
he gives a vehicle, etc.
he gives a garland, etc.
he gives scent, etc.
he gives cosmetics, etc.
he gives a sleeping place, etc.
he gives a public rest-house, etc.
he gives material for lighting.
He, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of roots.
This, monk, is the cause, this is the condition, whereby someone here, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of roots."
Twenty-second.