Vv 3Third Throne Mansion
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tatiyapīṭhavimānavatthu
Even offering a simple thing to the Sangha can give great results.
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– MANSION STORIES
– A. THE FEMALE DEVAS' MANSIONS
– THE THRONE CHAPTER
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BJT 15"Your throne is made of gold, exalted, moving at the speed of thought according to your wish. O lady, adorned, wearing garlands, with beautiful garments, you shine like a lightning flash upon the crest of a cloud.
BJT 16On account of what do you have such a complexion? On account of what is achievement accomplished for you here? And on account of what do agreeable pleasures arise for you?
BJT 17O deva of great might, I ask you: 'When you were a human being, what meritorious deed did you do? On account of what do you have the might to shine so brilliantly, and your complexion illuminates all the directions?'"
BJT 18That deva, delighted when questioned by the venerable Moggallāna, being asked the question, explained of which kamma this was the result:
BJT 19"This is the result of a small deed of mine; on account of that I have the might to shine so brilliantly. I, when a human being in the human realm, in a former life in the world of humans, …
BJT 20… saw a bhikkhu, one without defilement, pure, undisturbed. With a heart of serene confidence, I offered him a seat with my own hands.
BJT 21On account of that, I have such a complexion. On account of that, achievement is accomplished for me here. And on account of that, agreeable pleasures arise for me.
BJT 22Venerable bhikkhu of great might, I declare to you the meritorious deed I performed when I was a human being. On account of that I have the might to shine so brilliantly, and my complexion illuminates all the directions."
The Third Throne Mansion.
Translated by Bhikkhu Indacanda, 2011. Based on the Buddha Jayanthi edition of the Pali canon, as corrected by Bhikkhu Indacanda. Full text, translation, and notes are available at the translator's website: http://tamtangpaliviet.net/.
Used by kind permission of the translator.
Prepared for SuttaCentral by Blake Walsh.
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