Vimanavatthu3.10

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3.10 CORAL TREE MANSION (38)

(Paricchattaka-vimana)

The Bhagava(Lord Buddha) was staying at Savatthi, in Jetavana. Now a pious lay-follower entertained the Bhagava(Lord Buddha) at his house with great honour. Just then a woman gathering kindling wood in Dark Wood saw an asoka tree in blossom. Gathering sprays she went and spread them around the Bhagava(Lord Buddha), reverenced him and left. Dying later, she was reborn among the Thirty-three(heaven), and enjoyed in Nandana(Eden) Grove, together with her dancing nymphs, a festival of the Coral Tree. Her too the venerable Elder Monk Maha-Moggallana saw and enquired of her thus:

1 "With the flowers or the Coral and ebony trees, charming and delightful, binding deva(angel)-like garlands and singing, you rejoice.

2 While you are dancing with all your limbs in every way, deva(angel)-like sounds stream forth, delightful to hear.

3 While you are dancing with all you limbs in every way, deva(angel)-like scents are wafted around, sweet scents, delightful.

4 While you are swaying your body, the sound of the trinkets in your braided hair is heard like the fivefold instrumental music.

5 Ear-drops breeze-blown, trembling in the breeze-the sound of the these is heard like the fivefold instrumental music.

6 And the perfume of those sweet-scented, delightful garlands on your head blows in all directions like the manjusaka tree.

7 Your breathe that sweet scent, you see unearthly beauty. Devata(angel), when asked tell of what deed this is the fruit(result)."

Then the devata(angel) explained:

8 "I offered to the Buddha garlands of asoka flowers, fiery, glowing, of a beautiful scent.

9 I, having done this deed of righteousness praised by the Buddha, rejoice without grief, happy and healthy."