[606] Here, Ānanda, some ascetic or brahmin—by means of ardor, by means of striving, by means of application, by means of diligence, by means of right attention—attains such a concentration of mind (cetosamādhi) that, when the mind (citta) is thus concentrated, with the divine eye (dibbacakkhu), purified and surpassing the human, he sees that individual here—one who abstains from killing living beings, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from sexual misconduct, abstains from false speech, abstains from divisive speech, abstains from harsh speech, abstains from idle chatter, uncovetous, with a mind free from ill will, holding right view (sammādiṭṭhi)—and he sees that, with the breaking up of the body, after death, that person has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world.
He says thus: "It seems, sir, that there are good deeds; there is a result of good conduct. For I saw that individual here—one who abstained from killing living beings, abstained from taking what is not given … holding right view—and with the breaking up of the body, after death, I see him reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world."
He says thus: "It seems, sir, that everyone who abstains from killing living beings, abstains from taking what is not given … holds right view, is all, with the breaking up of the body, after death, reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. Those who know thus know rightly; those who know otherwise—their knowledge (ñāṇa) is wrong."
Thus, whatever he has himself known, himself seen, himself understood, to that alone he there obstinately adheres, with force and with grasping, and declares: "Only this is true; anything else is vain."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.