To Be Reborn Graceful, Rich, and Influential

Mallikā, some woman is not prone to anger or often intense frustration. Even if she is criticized a lot she does not lose her temper and become irritated, hostile and stubborn; she does not display anger, hatred, and bitterness.

And she gives things to Ascetics or Brāhmins: food and drink; clothing and vehicles; garlands, scents, and ointments; bedding, dwellings, and lighting.

And she is without jealousy, one who does not have jealousy, resent, or feel bitter about the gain, honor, respect, admiration, appreciation, and gratitude given to others.

When she passes away from that state, if she comes back to this world, wherever she is reborn she is beautiful, attractive, and graceful, possessing supreme beauty of complexion; rich, with great wealth and property; and influential.

(Reference: MN 135)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares how one is reborn graceful, rich, and influential.

Keep in mind that the goal is to attain Enlightenment and not be reborn. However, The Buddha would share Teachings to help people understand why certain people are graceful, rich, and influential, while others are not.

Through eliminating “anger” and “intense frustration” even when criticized, one “does not lose her temper and become irritated, hostile and stubborn; she does not display anger, hatred, and bitterness” are aspects of one’s practice that would need to be developed.

Further, as they provide offerings to those who are cultivating The Path to Enlightenment and are “without jealousy, one who does not have jealousy, resent, or feel bitter about the gain, honor, respect, admiration, appreciation, and gratitude given to others”.

When one passes away from that existence and “comes back to this world, wherever she is reborn she is beautiful, attractive, and graceful, possessing supreme beauty of complexion; rich, with great wealth and property; and influential”.

Detailed explanation of The Realms of Existence is available in this same book series found in the book “The Realms of Existence” (Volume 11).