iti.21 Itivuttaka

A Pure Mind

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, when I’ve comprehended the mind of a person whose mind is pure, I understand:
‘If this person were to die right now, they would be raised up to heaven.’
Why is that?
Because their mind is pure.
Purity of mind is the reason why some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Knowing a person’s
pure mind,
the Buddha explained this matter
in the mendicants’ presence.
If that person
were to die at this time,
they’d be reborn in heaven,
for their mind is pure.
Such a person is raised up as surely
as if they’d been carried and put there.
For purity of mind is the reason
sentient beings go to a good place.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.