法苑珠林 69.71

69.71

Making offerings to parents / and to the respected elders of the household, / gentle, courteous, and humble words, / avoiding harsh speech and divisive talk, / subduing a stingy mind, / and constantly cultivating truthful speech: / when those of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven / see one who practises these seven things, / they each and all make this proclamation: / 'In the future, they shall be born in this heaven!'