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Vimanavatthu

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The Vimanavatthu is a Buddhist text that is part of the Khuddaka Nikaya, the fifth and final section of the Sutta Pitaka. This collection of texts is known for its poetic works and contains stories of celestial mansions.1

The Vimanavatthu consists of 85 poems that describe the happiness experienced by individuals reborn in heavenly realms. These poems also detail the virtuous deeds that led to such fortunate rebirths, illustrating the Buddhist concept of karma where good actions result in positive outcomes. This text, along with the Petavatthu (Stories of Spirits of the Dead), is considered among the later additions to the Buddhist canon.12

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  1. Khuddaka Nikaya
  2. Buddhism - Karma
  3. Pali canon
  4. Mahāvastu
  5. Visuddhimagga
  6. Hinduism - Karma , samsara , and moksha
  7. Buddhism - Cosmology
  8. Jataka

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