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Linked Discourses 32.13–52 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 32.13–52
1. Gods of the Clouds – 1. Valāhakavagga
SN 32.13–52 How Giving Helps to Become a Warm Cloud God, Etc. – Uṇhavalāhakadānūpakārasutta
At Sāvatthī.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Seated to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Buddha:
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the gods of warm clouds …
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā uṇhavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ …pe…
thunder clouds …
abbhavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ …pe…
windy clouds …
vātavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ …pe…
rainy clouds?”
vassavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti?
“Bhikkhu, it’s when someone does good things by way of body, speech, and mind.
“Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena sucaritaṁ carati, vācāya sucaritaṁ carati, manasā sucaritaṁ carati.
And they’ve heard:
Tassa sutaṁ hoti:
‘The gods of rainy clouds are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’
‘vassavalāhakā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti.
They think:
Tassa evaṁ hoti:
‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods of rainy clouds!’
‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā vassavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.
They give food …
So annaṁ deti …pe…
a lamp.
padīpeyyaṁ deti.
When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the gods of rainy clouds.
So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā vassavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.
This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the gods of rainy clouds.”
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā vassavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti.