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Majjhima Nikāya 120

Saṅkhārupapattisutta

Rebirth by Choice · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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of that oneTassa theirte choicessaṅkhārā andca meditationsvihārā andca thusevaṁ developedbhāvitā thusevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā to rebirth theretatrupapattiyā leadsaṁvattanti.
thisAyaṁ, monksbhikkhave, pathmaggo thisayaṁ practicepaṭipadā to rebirth theretatrupapattiyā leadssaṁvattati.

Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there. This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

againPuna and·furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu with faithsaddhāya with·endowedsamannāgato ishoti, with ethicssīlena with·endowedsamannāgato ishoti, with learningsutena ……
with generositycāgena ……
with wisdompaññāya with·endowedsamannāgato ishoti.
of that oneTassa heardsutaṁ ishoti—
two·thousanddvisahasso Divinitybrahmā …pe……pe…
three·thousandtisahasso Divinitybrahmā ……
four·thousandcatusahasso Divinitybrahmā ……
five·thousandpañcasahasso Divinitybrahmā long-liveddīghāyuko beautifulvaṇṇavā happy·verysukhabahuloti.
five·thousandPañcasahasso, monksbhikkhave, Divinitybrahmā five·thousand·world·elementpañcasahassilokadhātuṁ having pervadedpharitvā focused·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
who·alsoYepi theretattha sentient beingssattā up·goneupapannā those·tootepi having pervadedpharitvā focused·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, clear-eyedcakkhumā a personpuriso fivepañca gallnutsāmaṇḍāni in the handhatthe having madekaritvā might examinepaccavekkheyya;
just soevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, five·thousandpañcasahasso Divinitybrahmā five·thousand·world·elementpañcasahassilokadhātuṁ having pervadedpharitvā focused·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
who·alsoYepi theretattha sentient beingssattā up·goneupapannā those·tootepi having pervadedpharitvā focused·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
of that oneTassa thusevaṁ ishoti:
oh‘aho if only Ivatāhaṁ of the bodykāyassa from breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ from deathmaraṇā five·thousandpañcasahassassa of the Divinitybrahmuno in the companysahabyataṁ up·rebornupapajjeyyan’ti.
heSo thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ settles ondahati, thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ stabilizesadhiṭṭhāti, thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ developsbhāveti.

Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. And they’ve heard: ‘The Divinity of two thousand … the Divinity of three thousand … the Divinity of four thousand … the Divinity of five thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ Now the Divinity of five thousand meditates focused on pervading a five-thousandfold galaxy, as well as the sentient beings reborn there. As a person with clear eyes might pick up five gallnuts in their hand and examine them, so too the Divinity of five thousand meditates focused on pervading a five-thousandfold galaxy, as well as the sentient beings reborn there. They think: ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of five thousand!’ They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.

of that oneTassa theirte together·makesaṅkhārā andca apart·dwellvihārā andca thusevaṁ developedbhāvitā thusevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā there·rebirthtatrupapattiyā leadsaṁvattanti.
thisAyaṁ, bhikkhusbhikkhave, pathmaggo thisayaṁ toward·pathpaṭipadā there·rebirthtatrupapattiyā together·turnsaṁvattati.

Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there. This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, O monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu with faithsaddhāya endowedsamannāgato ishoti, with virtuesīlena endowedsamannāgato ishoti, with learningsutena ……
with generositycāgena ……
with wisdompaññāya endowedsamannāgato ishoti.
to himTassa heardsutaṁ it ishoti:
the ten-thousand‘dasasahasso Brahmābrahmā long-liveddīghāyuko beautifulvaṇṇavā very happysukhabahulo’ti.
the ten-thousandDasasahasso, O monksbhikkhave, Brahmābrahmā the ten-thousandfold world-systemdasasahassilokadhātuṁ having pervadedpharitvā having resolvedadhimuccitvā dwellsviharati.
those whoYepi theretattha beingssattā rebornupapannā those tootepi having pervadedpharitvā having resolvedadhimuccitvā dwellsviharati.
just asSeyyathāpi, O monksbhikkhave, a gemmaṇi berylveḷuriyo lovelysubho naturally purejātimā eight-facetedaṭṭhaṁso well-workedsuparikammakato on a cream rugpaṇḍukambale placednikkhitto shinesbhāsate andca glowstapate andca dazzlesvirocati andca;
even soevameva indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, the ten-thousanddasasahasso Brahmābrahmā the ten-thousandfold world-systemdasasahassilokadhātuṁ having pervadedpharitvā having resolvedadhimuccitvā dwellsviharati.
those whoYepi theretattha beingssattā rebornupapannā those tootepi having pervadedpharitvā having resolvedadhimuccitvā dwellsviharati.
to himTassa thusevaṁ it ishoti:
oh‘aho if only Ivatāhaṁ of the bodykāyassa from breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ from deathmaraṇā of the ten-thousanddasasahassassa of Brahmābrahmuno companionshipsahabyataṁ would be rebornupapajjeyyan’ti.
heSo thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ settlesdahati, thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ stabilizesadhiṭṭhāti, thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ developsbhāveti.

Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. And they’ve heard: ‘The Divinity of ten thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ Now the Divinity of ten thousand meditates focused on pervading a ten-thousandfold galaxy, as well as the sentient beings reborn there. Suppose there was a beryl gem that was naturally lustrous, eight-faceted, well-worked. When placed on a cream rug it would shine and glow and dazzle. In the same way the Divinity of ten thousand meditates focused on pervading a ten-thousandfold galaxy, as well as the sentient beings reborn there. They think: ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of ten thousand!’ They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.

of that oneTassa of theirste choicessaṅkhārā andca meditationsvihārā andca like thisevaṁ developedbhāvitā like thisevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā there·rebirthtatrupapattiyā leadsaṁvattanti.
thisAyaṁ, monksbhikkhave, pathmaggo thisayaṁ against·practicepaṭipadā there·rebirthtatrupapattiyā leadssaṁvattati.

Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there. This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu with faithsaddhāya with·gosamannāgato ishoti, with ethicssīlena ……
with learningsutena ……
with generositycāgena ……
with wisdompaññāya with·gosamannāgato ishoti.
of himTassa heardsutaṁ ishoti:
'the Divinity of a hundred thousand‘satasahasso Brahmābrahmā long·lifedīghāyuko beautifulvaṇṇavā very happysukhabahulo’ti.
the Divinity of a hundred thousandSatasahasso, monksbhikkhave, Brahmābrahmā a hundred-thousandfold galaxysatasahassilokadhātuṁ having pervadedpharitvā on·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
those whoYepi theretattha beingssattā rebornupapannā they·alsotepi having pervadedpharitvā on·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
just asSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a pendantnikkhaṁ of goldjambonadaṁ deft·smith·son·forge·mouth·well-skilled·well-wroughtdakkhakammāraputtaukkāmukhasukusalasampahaṭṭhaṁ cream·rugpaṇḍukambale placednikkhittaṁ shinesbhāsate andca glowstapate andca apart·shinevirocati andca;
in the same wayevameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, the Divinity of a hundred thousandsatasahasso Brahmābrahmā a hundred-thousandfold galaxysatasahassilokadhātuṁ having pervadedpharitvā on·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
those whoYepi theretattha beingssattā rebornupapannā they·alsotepi having pervadedpharitvā on·releaseadhimuccitvā meditatesviharati.
of himTassa thusevaṁ ishoti:
'oh‘aho would that Ivatāhaṁ of the bodykāyassa breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā hundred·thousandsatasahassassa of Brahmābrahmuno companionshipsahabyataṁ I would be rebornupapajjeyyan’ti.
heSo thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ settlesdahati, thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ stabilizesadhiṭṭhāti, thattaṁ thoughtcittaṁ developsbhāveti.

Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. And they’ve heard: ‘The Divinity of a hundred thousand is long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ Now the Divinity of a hundred thousand meditates focused on pervading a hundred-thousandfold galaxy, as well as the sentient beings reborn there. Suppose there was a pendant of Black Plum River gold, fashioned by a deft smith, well wrought in the forge. When placed on a cream rug it would shine and glow and dazzle. In the same way the Divinity of a hundred thousand meditates focused on pervading a hundred-thousandfold galaxy, as well as the sentient beings reborn there. They think: ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the Divinity of a hundred thousand!’ They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it.

of that oneTassa thosete choicessaṅkhārā andca meditationsvihārā andca like thisevaṁ developedbhāvitā like thisevaṁ cultivatedbahulīkatā to rebirth theretatrupapattiyā leadsaṁvattanti.
thisAyaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, pathmaggo thisayaṁ practicepaṭipadā to rebirth theretatrupapattiyā leadssaṁvattati.

Those choices and meditations of theirs, developed and cultivated like this, lead to rebirth there. This is the path and the practice that leads to rebirth there.

againPuna and furthercaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu with faithsaddhāya endowedsamannāgato ishoti, with ethicssīlena ……
with learningsutena ……
with generositycāgena ……
with wisdompaññāya endowedsamannāgato ishoti.
of that oneTassa heardsutaṁ ishoti—
radiantābhā godsdevā …pe……pe…
limited luminosityparittābhā godsdevā ……
limitless luminosityappamāṇābhā godsdevā ……
sublime luminosityābhassarā godsdevā long-liveddīghāyukā beautifulvaṇṇavanto abundant in happinesssukhabahulāti.
of that oneTassa thusevaṁ ishoti:
oh‘aho would that Ivatāhaṁ of the bodykāyassa after breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ after deathmaraṇā of the sublime luminosityābhassarānaṁ of the godsdevānaṁ companionshipsahabyataṁ would be rebornupapajjeyyan’ti.
heSo thattaṁ mindcittaṁ fixesdahati, thattaṁ mindcittaṁ resolvesadhiṭṭhāti, thattaṁ mindcittaṁ developsbhāveti.
of that oneTassa thosete volitionssaṅkhārā andca dwellingsvihārā andca thusevaṁ developedbhāvitā thusevaṁ practicedbahulīkatā for rebirth theretatrupapattiyā leadsaṁvattanti.
thisAyaṁ, monksbhikkhave, pathmaggo thisayaṁ practicepaṭipadā for rebirth theretatrupapattiyā leadssaṁvattati.

Furthermore, take a mendicant who has faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. And they’ve heard: ‘The radiant gods … the gods of limited luminosity … the gods of limitless luminosity … the gods of sublime luminosity …

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