In the two "Metta Suttas" of the "Aṅguttara Nikāya," the Buddha states that those who practice radiating the four immeasurables in this life and die "without losing it" are destined for rebirth in a heavenly realm in their next life. In addition, if such a person is a Buddhist disciple (Pāli: "sāvaka") and thus realizes the three characteristics of the five aggregates, then after his heavenly life, this disciple will reach "nibbāna". Even if one is not a disciple, one will still attain the heavenly life, after which, however depending on what his past deeds may have been, one may be reborn in a hell realm, or as an animal or hungry ghost.