Doing Excellent Good & no evil produces Divine
Rebirth!
Whoever is never looking only for his own comfort & who does not enjoy
his house, job, & social status, this one as chief of planets will be reborn
at the level of the
Mahārājikā gods. Whoever venerates mother, father,
clan elders and recluses, is charitable, patient and takes no pleasure in
quarrelling will be reborn among the
Thirty-three gods. Whoever neither
like dispute, nor engage in quarrels, but only cherish righteousness go to
the
Yāma gods. Those who are very learned, who know Dhamma by heart,
are very wise, longing for release, completely content with the virtue of
pure morality goes to the
Tusita gods. Those who spontaneously are based
on right behaviour, giving, and monastic discipline, and are full of effort,
inevitably go to the
Nimmānarati gods. Those who are of superior virtue,
are open-minded and devoted to giving, self-control and mental refinery
will be reborn among the
Paranimitta gods. One attains to the
Tavatimsa
heaven by right conduct, to the blessing of
Brahmas fine material world
by
jhāna meditation and to
Nibbāna by knowing things as they really are.
The fruit of ones behaviour is pleasant or unpleasant. Pleasing behaviour
produce a comfortable future state, while unpleasant
behaviour has pain
and suffering as future effect. These 3 should be reflected much upon:
Death, disease, decay and old age, separation from all one likes, and the
inevitable fruit of each particular type of action. Thus will one gradually
reach the destruction of greed. Whoever is free from greed, progresses
to performing much merit! Thus one discards all evil. You must all listen
carefully to this summary. This has been explained by the Great Seer!
Doing what is beneficial for others & avoiding what is harmful to others
is advantageous action, while detrimental action is doing the opposite...
Five rebirth-destinations as god, human, ghost, animal, or hell being have
been explained by
Buddha himself to be the possible states of existence!
Source (edited extract): Pańcagatidīpanī by Ashvaghosa &
Saddhammaghosa: 11-12th century AC.
Tr. by Ann A. Hazlewood. Journal of the Pāli Text Society. Vol. XI 1987:
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