Poor Daḍidda Sutta (SN 11:14)

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('â', Isnât it amazing, good sirs! Isnât it astounding! Before, this young deva, when he was a human being, was a poor, pitiful wretch of a person. But now, with the breakup of the body, after death, he has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world, in the company of the devas of the Thirty-three. There he outshines the other devas in beauty & in rank.â "Then Sakka the deva-king addressed the devas of the Thirty-three, ),

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('â', Dear sirs, donât be indignant with this young deva. Before, this young deva, when he was a human being, undertook conviction in the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Blessed One, undertook virtue, undertook learning, undertook relinquishment, undertook discernment. He—having undertaken conviction in the Dhamma & Vinaya proclaimed by the Blessed One, having undertaken virtue, having undertaken learning, having undertaken relinquishment, having undertaken discernment—on the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world, in the company of the devas of the Thirty-three. There he outshines the other devas in beauty & in rank.â "Then, conciliating the devas of the Thirty-three, Sakka the deva-king on that occasion recited these verses: ),

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('â', One whose conviction in the Tathṅgata is well-established, unshakable; whose virtue is admirable, appealing to the noble ones, praised; who has confidence in the Saṃgha, & vision made straight: "Not poor," they say of him. Not in vain his life. So conviction & virtue, confidence & Dhamma-vision should be cultivated by the intelligent, remembering the Buddhasâ teachings.â"2 Notes 1. The Commentary confirms that this is a reference to the story of Suppabuddha the leper, recounted in Ud 5:3. 2. These verses also appear in SN 55:26. In Thailand, they are often chanted in ceremonies for dedicating merit to those who have passed away. See also: SN 3:21; Thag 12:2 - --> - - - -