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SN 32.53PTS SN 3.2561 min read

Gods of the Cool Thunderclouds

Sītavalāhakasutta

When the cool cloud gods decide to revel in their own element, the weather becomes cool.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 32.53Linked Discourses 32.53
  • 0.21. Valāhakavagga1. Gods of the Thunderclouds

0.3SītavalāhakasuttaGods of the Cool Thunderclouds

1.1PTS 3.256Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

1.3“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā sītaṁ hotī”ti?“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes it becomes cool?”

1.4“Santi, bhikkhu, sītavalāhakā nāma devā.“Mendicant, there are what are called gods of the cool thunderclouds.1.5Tesaṁ yadā evaṁ hoti:Sometimes they think:1.6‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya sītaṁ hoti.‘Why don’t we revel in our own kind of enjoyment?’ Then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes cool.1.7Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā sītaṁ hotī”ti.This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes cool.”

1.8Tepaññāsamaṁ.