Linked Discourses 32.56 1. Gods of the Thunderclouds Gods of the Windy Thunderclouds (SN32.56)

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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 vāto hotī”ti?

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

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“Santi, bhikkhu, vātavalāhakā nāma devā.

“Mendicant, there are what are named gods of the windy 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 vāto hoti.

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

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

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

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Chappaññāsamaṁ.