Linked Discourses 30.7–16
- Phoenixes
Ten Discourses On How Giving Helps to Become Egg-Born
At Sāvatthī.
Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes?”
“Mendicant, it’s when someone does both kinds of deeds by body, speech, and mind.
And they’ve heard:
‘The egg-born phoenixes are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
They think:
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes!’
They give food …”
“… drink …”
“… clothing …”
“… a vehicle …”
“… a garland …”
“… fragrance …”
“… makeup …”
“… a bed …”
“… a house …”
“… a lamp.
When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes.
This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born phoenixes.”