{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an8.35/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an8.35","id":"suttacentral_an8.35","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an8.35/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are these eight rebirths by giving. What eight? First, someone gives to ascetics or brahmins such things as food, drink, clothing, vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; and bed, house, and lighting. Whatever they give they expect back. They see a well-to-do aristocrat or brahmin or householder amusing themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation. It occurs to them: \u2018If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of well-to-do aristocrats or brahmins or householders!\u2019 They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it. As they\u2019ve settled for less and not developed further, their thought leads to rebirth there. When their body breaks up, after death, they\u2019re reborn in the company of well-to-do aristocrats or brahmins or householders. But I say that this is only for those of ethical conduct, not for the unethical. The heart\u2019s wish of an ethical person succeeds because of their purity. Next, someone gives to ascetics or brahmins \u2026 Whatever they give they expect back. And they\u2019ve heard: \u2018The gods of the four great kings are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.\u2019 It occurs to them: \u2018If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of the four great kings!\u2019 \u2026 When their body breaks up, after death, they\u2019re reborn in the company of the gods of the four great kings. But I say that this is only for those of ethical conduct, not for the unethical. The heart\u2019s wish of an ethical person succeeds because of their purity. Next, someone gives to ascetics or brahmins \u2026 Whatever they give they expect back. And they\u2019ve heard: \u2018The gods of the thirty-three \u2026\u2019 \u2018The gods of Yama \u2026\u2019 \u2018The joyful gods \u2026\u2019 \u2018The gods who love to create \u2026\u2019 \u2018The gods who control what is created by others are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.\u2019 It occurs to them: \u2018If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods who control what is created by others!\u2019 They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it. As they\u2019ve settled for less and not developed further, their thought leads to rebirth there. When their body breaks up, after death, they\u2019re reborn in the company of the gods who control what is created by others. But I say that this is only for those of ethical conduct, not for the unethical. The heart\u2019s wish of an ethical person succeeds because of their purity. Next, someone gives to ascetics or brahmins such things as food, drink, clothing, vehicles; garlands, fragrance, and makeup; and bed, house, and lighting. Whatever they give they expect back. And they\u2019ve heard: \u2018The gods of the Divinity\u2019s host are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.\u2019 It occurs to them: \u2018If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of the Divinity\u2019s host!\u2019 They settle on that thought, stabilize it, and develop it. As they\u2019ve settled for less and not developed further, their thought leads to rebirth there. When their body breaks up, after death, they\u2019re reborn in the company of the gods of the Divinity\u2019s host. But I say that this is only for those of ethical conduct, not for the unethical. And for those free of desire, not those with desire. The heart\u2019s wish of an ethical person succeeds because of their freedom from desire. These are the eight rebirths by giving.\u201d","title":"Rebirth by Giving","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":587}