Linked Discourses 32.55 1. Gods of the Thunderclouds Gods of the Stormy Thunderclouds (SN32.55)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

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“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā abbhaṁ hotī”ti?

“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy?”

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“Santi, bhikkhu, abbhavalāhakā nāma devā.

“Mendicant, there are what are called gods of the stormy thunderclouds.

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Tesaṁ yadā evaṁ hoti:

Sometimes they think:

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‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya abbhaṁ hoti.

‘Why don’t we revel in our own kind of enjoyment?’ Then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes stormy.

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Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā abbhaṁ hotī”ti.

This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes stormy.”

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Pañcapaññāsamaṁ.