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Because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Saṅgha, king of the gods, some beings here, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world." they go. ‘‘Indeed, good it is, O King of Devas, to be endowed with virtues dear to the noble ones: unbroken, untorn, unblemished, unspotted, free, praised by the wise, untainted, conducive to concentration. Indeed, because of being endowed with virtues dear to the noble ones, O King of Devas, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world.’’ ‘‘Indeed, good it is, O Venerable Moggallāna, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha – ‘He is indeed... (etc.)... the Teacher of gods and humans, the Buddha, the Blessed One.’ Indeed, because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha, O Venerable Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. ‘‘Indeed, good it is, O Venerable Moggallāna, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Dhamma – ‘The Dhamma is well-proclaimed by the Blessed One... (etc.)... to be realized by the wise for themselves.’ Indeed, because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Dhamma, O Venerable Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. ‘‘Indeed, good it is, O Venerable Moggallāna, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Saṅgha – ‘The Saṅgha of the Blessed One's disciples is practicing well... (etc.)... the unsurpassed field of merit for the world.’ Indeed, because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Saṅgha, O Venerable Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. ‘‘Indeed, good it is, O Venerable Moggallāna, to be endowed with virtues dear to the noble ones, unbroken... (etc.)... conducive to concentration. Indeed, because of being endowed with virtues dear to the noble ones, O Venerable Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world.’’ Then Sakka, the King of Devas, together with six hundred deities... (etc.)... Then Sakka, the King of Devas, together with seven hundred deities... (etc.)... Then Sakka, the King of Devas, eight with hundreds of deities [...etc...]. Then Sakka, the King of Devas, together with eighty thousand deities, approached the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna. Having approached, he saluted the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna, and stood to one side. As Sakka, the King of Devas, stood to one side, the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna said this to him: ‘‘It is good indeed, King of Devas, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha – ‘Thus indeed is that Blessed One, [...etc...] Teacher of gods and humans, the Buddha, the Blessed One.’ Because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha, King of Devas, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. ‘‘It is good indeed, King of Devas, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Dhamma – ‘The Dhamma is well-proclaimed by the Blessed One, [...etc...] to be personally realized by the wise.’ Because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Dhamma, King of Devas, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. ‘‘It is good indeed, King of Devas, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Saṅgha – ‘The Saṅgha of the Blessed One’s disciples is practicing well, [...etc...] an unsurpassed field of merit for the world.’ Because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Saṅgha, King of Devas, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. ‘‘It is good indeed, King of Devas, to be endowed with the noble, beloved virtues, unbroken, [...etc...] conducive to concentration. Because of being endowed with the noble, beloved virtues, King of Devas, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world.’’ ‘‘It is good indeed, dear Moggallāna, to be endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha – ‘Thus indeed is that Blessed One, [...etc...] Teacher of gods and humans, the Buddha, the Blessed One.’ Because of being endowed with unwavering faith in the Buddha, dear Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, Then, after death, they reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world. “Good indeed, venerable Moggallāna, there is possession of unwavering faith in the Dhamma – ‘well-proclaimed by the Blessed One is the Dhamma… …to be personally realized by the wise.’ Indeed, venerable Moggallāna, because of possession of unwavering faith in the Dhamma, some beings here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world. “Good indeed, venerable Moggallāna, there is possession of unwavering faith in the Saṅgha – ‘the Saṅgha of the Blessed One’s disciples is practicing well… …the unsurpassed field of merit for the world.’ Indeed, venerable Moggallāna, because of possession of unwavering faith in the Saṅgha, some beings here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world. “Good indeed, venerable Moggallāna, there is possession of virtues dear to the noble ones, unbroken… …conducive to concentration. Indeed, venerable Moggallāna, because of possession of virtues dear to the noble ones, some beings here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world.” Then Sakka, king of the devas, together with five hundred devas, approached where the venerable Mahāmoggallāna was… …Sakka, king of the devas, standing to one side, the venerable Mahāmoggallāna said this to him – “Good indeed, king of the devas, there is going for refuge in the Buddha. Indeed, king of the devas, because of going for refuge in the Buddha, some beings here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways – in divine lifespan, in divine beauty, in divine happiness, in divine fame, in divine sovereignty, in divine sights, in divine sounds, in divine smells, in divine tastes, in divine touches. “Good indeed, king of the devas, there is going for refuge in the Dhamma. Indeed, king of the devas, because of going for refuge in the Dhamma, some beings here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, They are reborn, after death, in a good destination, the heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways: with divine life-span, with divine beauty, with divine happiness, with divine fame, with divine sovereignty, with divine sights, with divine sounds, with divine smells, with divine tastes, with divine touches. “Good it is, Lord of Devas, to go for refuge to the Saṅgha. Because of going for refuge to the Saṅgha, Lord of Devas, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, the heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways: with divine life-span, with divine beauty, with divine happiness, with divine fame, with divine sovereignty, with divine sights, with divine sounds, with divine smells, with divine tastes, with divine touches.” “Good it is, friend Moggallāna, to go for refuge to the Buddha. Because of going for refuge to the Buddha, friend Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, the heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways: with divine life-span... with divine touches.” “Good it is, friend Moggallāna, to go for refuge to the Dhamma...” “Good it is, friend Moggallāna, to go for refuge to the Saṅgha. Because of going for refuge to the Saṅgha, friend Moggallāna, some beings, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, the heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways: with divine life-span, with divine beauty, with divine happiness, with divine fame, with divine sovereignty, with divine sights, with divine sounds, with divine smells, with divine tastes, with divine touches.” Then Sakka, the Lord of Devas, together with six hundred devas... Then Sakka, the Lord of Devas, together with seven hundred devas... Then Sakka, the Lord of Devas, together with eight hundred devas... Then Sakka, the L... Thus Sakka, lord of devas, with eighty thousand devas, approached the venerable Mahāmoggallāna. Having approached, he paid homage to the venerable Mahāmoggallāna and stood to one side. As he stood to one side, the venerable Mahāmoggallāna said to Sakka, lord of devas: "Good it is, lord of devas, to go for refuge to the Buddha. Because of going for refuge to the Buddha, lord of devas, some beings here, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways: in divine lifespan... ...in divine tangibles. "Good it is, lord of devas, to go for refuge to the Dhamma... "Good it is, lord of devas, to go for refuge to the Sangha. Because of going for refuge to the Sangha, lord of devas, some beings here, with the breaking up of the body, after death, are reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. They surpass other devas in ten ways: in divine lifespan, in divine beauty, in divine happiness, in divine fame, in divine sovereignty, in divine sights, in divine sounds, in divine smells, in divine tastes, in divine tangibles." "Good it is, venerable Moggallāna, to go for refuge to the Buddha... Good it is, venerable Moggallāna, to go for refuge to the Dhamma... Good it is, venerable Moggallāna, to go for refuge to the Sangha. Because of going for refuge to the Sangha, venerable Moggallāna, some beings here,