3-32-1 Valāhakavaggo | Samyutta

Chapter XI

32 Valāhakasamyutta
Connected Discourses on Cloud Devas

1 Simple Version

At Sāvatthī.

Bhikkhus, I will teach you about the Devas of the cloud-dwelling order. Listen to that….

And what, Bhikkhus, are the Devas of the cloud-dwelling order?

There are, Bhikkhus, cool-cloud Devas, warm-cloud Devas, storm-cloud Devas, wind-cloud Devas, and rain-cloud Devas.

These, Bhikkhus, are called the Devas of the cloud-dwelling order.

2 Good Conduct

(Identical with 31:2, but concerning rebirth in the company of the Devas of the cloud-dwelling order.)

3–12 With the Support of Giving (1)

(These Suttas are modelled on 31:13–22, but concerning rebirth in the company of the cool-cloud Devas.)

13–52 With the Support of Giving (2)

(These Suttas repeat the paradigm in regard to rebirth among the other types of cloud-dwelling Devas.)

53 Cool-Cloud Devas

At Sāvatthī….

Sitting to one side, that Bhikkhu said to the Blessed One:

Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes cool?

There are, Bhikkhu, what are called cool-cloud Devas. When it occurs to them, ‘Let us revel in our own kind of delight,’ then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes cool.

- This, Bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes cool.

54 Warm-Cloud Devas

… Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes warm?

There are, Bhikkhu, what are called warm-cloud Devas. When it occurs to them, ‘Let us revel in our own kind of delight,’ then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes warm.

- This, Bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes warm.

55 Storm-Cloud Devas

… Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes stormy?

There are, Bhikkhu, what are called storm-cloud Devas. When it occurs to them, ‘Let us revel in our own kind of delight,’ then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes stormy.

- This, Bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes stormy.

56 Wind-Cloud Devas

… Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes windy?

There are, Bhikkhu, what are called wind-cloud Devas.  When it occurs to them, ‘Let us revel in our own kind of delight,’ then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes windy.

- This, Bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes windy.

57 Rain-Cloud Devas

… Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes rains?

There are, Bhikkhu, what are called rain-cloud Devas. When it occurs to them, ‘Let us revel in our own kind of delight,’ then, in accordance with their wish, it rains.

- This, Bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes rains.