3.
The Discourse on the Giver of Root-Fragrance
440.
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 is a giver of root-odours.
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, etc.
whereby someone here, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of roots."
The third.