Ḍīghāvusutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1424

[1424] Then a number of bhikkhus approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, they sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, those bhikkhus said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, that lay follower (upāsaka) named Dīghāvu, who was exhorted by the Blessed One with a brief exhortation, has died. What is his destination? What is his future state?" "Bhikkhus, the lay follower Dīghāvu was wise; he was a speaker of truth; he practiced in accordance with the Dhamma; and he did not trouble me on account of the Dhamma. Bhikkhus, with the utter destruction of the five lower fetters, the lay follower Dīghāvu has been reborn spontaneously (opapātika) and will attain final Nibbāna there, not subject to returning from that world."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.