2.
The Discourse on One with Right View
71.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Worthy One, thus have I heard:
"I have seen, monks, beings endowed with bodily good conduct, endowed with verbal good conduct, endowed with mental good conduct, not revilers of the noble ones, holding right views, undertaking actions based on right views. Upon the body's collapse at death, they have arisen in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world.
"But this, monks, I do not say having heard it from another ascetic or brahmin. I have seen, monks, beings endowed with bodily good conduct, endowed with verbal good conduct, endowed with mental good conduct, not revilers of the noble ones, holding right views, undertaking actions based on right views. Upon the body's collapse at death, they have arisen in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. But rather, monks, whatever I myself have known, myself have seen, myself have understood, that alone I say.
"I have seen, monks, beings endowed with bodily good conduct, endowed with verbal good conduct, endowed with mental good conduct, not revilers of the noble ones, holding right views, undertaking actions based on right views. Upon the body's collapse at death, they have arisen in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world." The Blessed One said this meaning. Therein this is said:
Having done actions rightly, with the body here, a person.
Upon the collapse of the body, the wise one is reborn in heaven."
This meaning too was spoken by the Blessed One, thus have I heard. The second.