1 Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā uṇhavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ … pe … abbhavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ … pe … vātavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ … pe … vassavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī"ti? "Idha, bhikkhu, ekacco kāyena sucaritaṃ carati, vācāya sucaritaṃ carati, manasā sucaritaṃ carati. Tassa sutaṃ hoti:  ‘vassavalāhakā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulā’ti. Tassa evaṃ hoti:  ‘aho vatāhaṃ kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā vassavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyan’ti. So annaṃ deti … pe … padīpeyyaṃ deti. So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā vassavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati. Ayaṃ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṃ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā vassavalāhakānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī"ti.

Dvepaññāsamaṃ.