4-12.
The Nonad of Discourses on Givers Beginning with Heartwood-Fragrance
441-449.
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 heartwood... etc.
the gods dwelling in the odour of softwood...
the gods dwelling in the odour of bark...
the gods dwelling in the odour of outer bark...
the gods dwelling in the odour of leaves...
the gods dwelling in the odour of flowers...
the gods dwelling in the odour of fruits...
the gods dwelling in the odour of sap...
is reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of scents?"
"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 heartwood 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 heartwood... etc.
the gods dwelling in the odour of softwood...
the gods dwelling in the odour of bark...
the gods dwelling in the odour of outer bark...
the gods dwelling in the odour of leaves...
the gods dwelling in the odour of flowers...
the gods dwelling in the odour of fruits...
the gods dwelling in the odour of sap...
be reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of scents!'
He is a giver of heartwood-odours... etc.
he is a giver of softwood-odours...
he is a giver of bark-odours...
he is a giver of outer bark-odours...
he is a giver of leaf-odours...
he is a giver of flower-odours...
he is a giver of fruit-odours...
he is a giver of sap-odours...
he is a giver of scent-odours.
He, upon the body's collapse at death, is reborn in the company of the gods dwelling in the odour of scents.
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 scents."
The twelfth.