Giving Flowers

1. I heard thus. At one time the Blessed One was living in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthi.

2. Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One, worshipped, and sat on a side.

3. Sitting, that monk said to the Blessed One: “Venerable sir, how is it that a certain one, after death, is born with the gods of the company of musicians living in the smell of the shoots?”

4. “Here, monk, a certain one develops good conduct by body, speech, and mind. He learns that the gods of the company of musicians living in the smell of the shoots enjoy long life, beauty, and much pleasantness.

5. “Then it occurs to him, `May I be born with the gods of the company of musicians living in the smell of the shoots, after death.' He gives eatables, drinks, clothes, conveyances, flowers, scents, anointments, beds, dwellings, and lights.

6. “After the breakup of the body, after death, he is born with the gods of the company of musicians living in the smell of the shoots.

7. “Monk, this is the reason for a certain one to be born with the gods of the company of musicians living in the smell of the shoots.”