1[n.292] The numbering of suttas in Ee has gone awry here, both in text and translation. sn.iii.255At Sāvatthī … . Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One:

"Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in the company of the cool-cloud devas?"

"Here, bhikkhu, someone practises good conduct of body, speech, and mind.

He has heard: ‘The cool-cloud devas are long-lived, beautiful, and abound in happiness.’

"He thinks: ‘Oh, with the breakup of the body, after death, may I be reborn in the company of the cool-cloud devas!’

He gives food … .
He gives drink … .
He gives clothing … .
He gives a vehicle … .
He gives a garland … .
He gives a fragrance … .
He gives an unguent … .
He gives a bed … .
He gives a dwelling … .
He gives a lamp.

Then, with the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in the company of the cool-cloud devas.

"This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in the company of the cool-cloud devas."

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

"ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sītavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī"ti?

"Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena sucaritaṁ carati, vācāya sucaritaṁ carati, manasā sucaritaṁ carati.

Tassa sutaṁ hoti: ‘sītavalāhakā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti.

Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘aho vatāhaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sītavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjeyyan’ti.

So annaṁ deti … pe … padīpeyyaṁ deti.

So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sītavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sītavalāhakānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī"ti.

Dvādasamaṁ.