[174] "Here, Sāriputta, having encompassed his mind with my own mind, I understand a certain individual thus: 'This individual is practicing in such a way, conducting himself in such a way, and has entered upon such a path that, with the breaking up of the body, after death, he will reappear among human beings.' Then at a later time, with the divine eye (dibbacakkhu), purified and surpassing the human, I see him — with the breaking up of the body, after death, reappeared among human beings — experiencing feelings (vedanā) that are mostly pleasant.
"Suppose, Sāriputta, there were a tree growing on even ground, with thick leaves and foliage, casting dense shade. Then a man might come along — scorched by the heat, overcome by the heat, wearied, thirsty, and parched — headed, by a path going one way only, straight for that very tree. A man with eyes, seeing him, would say: 'This man is practicing in such a way, conducting himself in such a way, and has entered upon such a path that he will come to this very tree.' Then at a later time he would see him seated or lying down in the shade of that tree, experiencing feelings that are mostly pleasant.
"Even so, Sāriputta, having encompassed his mind with my own mind, I understand a certain individual here thus: 'This individual is practicing in such a way, conducting himself in such a way, and has entered upon such a path …' … reappeared among human beings, experiencing feelings that are mostly pleasant."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.