2. Sucaritasuttaṃ
551. Sāvatthinidānaṃ .
Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca –
‘‘ ko nu kho , bhante , hetu , ko paccayo , yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Idha , bhikkhu , ekacco kāyena sucaritaṃ carati , vācāya sucaritaṃ carati , manasā sucaritaṃ carati .
Tassa sutaṃ hoti –
‘ valāhakakāyikā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā ’ ti .
Tassa evaṃ hoti –
‘ aho vatāhaṃ kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ
T3.315 devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyan ’ ti .So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati .
Ayaṃ kho , bhikkhu , hetu , ayaṃ paccayo , yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī ’’ ti .
Dutiyaṃ .