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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 32.55 Linked Discourses 32.55
1. ValÄhakavagga 1. Gods of the Clouds
AbbhavalÄhakasutta Gods of the Storm Clouds
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«.
Ekamantaį¹ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaį¹ etadavoca: Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
āko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadÄ abbhaį¹ hotÄ«āti? āSir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy?ā
āSanti, bhikkhu, abbhavalÄhakÄ nÄma devÄ. āMendicant, there are what are called gods of the storm clouds.
Tesaį¹ yadÄ evaį¹ hoti: Sometimes they think:
āyannÅ«na mayaį¹ sakÄya ratiyÄ vaseyyÄmÄāti, tesaį¹ taį¹ cetopaį¹idhimanvÄya abbhaį¹ hoti. āWhy donāt we revel in our own kind of enjoyment?ā Then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes stormy.
Ayaį¹ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaį¹ paccayo, yenekadÄ abbhaį¹ hotÄ«āti. This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy.ā
PaƱcapaƱƱÄsamaį¹.