SN 31.23–112 — Ninety Discourses On How Giving Helps Rebirth in Fragrant Heartwood, etc.

At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant heartwood … softwood … bark … sprouts … leaves … flowers … fruit … sap … fragrant scents?” “Mendicant, it’s when someone does good things by way of body, speech, and mind. And they’ve heard: ‘The gods who live in fragrant scents are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ They think: ‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant scents!’ They give food … drink … clothing … a vehicle … a garland … fragrance … makeup … a bed … a house … a lamp. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the gods who live in fragrant scents. This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the gods who live on fragrant scents.” The Linked Discourses on the centaur realm are complete. Linked Discourses on Cloud Gods Contents The Chapter on Gods of the Clouds SN 32.1 Plain Version Suddhikasutta SN 32.2 Good Conduct Sucaritasutta SN 32.3–12 Ten Discourses On How Giving Helps to Become a Cool Thundercloud God Sītavalāhakadānūpakārasuttadasaka SN 32.13–52 How Giving Helps to Become a Warm Thundercloud God, Etc. Uṇhavalāhakadānūpakārasutta SN 32.53 Gods of the Cool Thunderclouds Sītavalāhakasutta SN 32.54 Gods of the Warm Thunderclouds Uṇhavalāhakasutta SN 32.55 Gods of the Stormy Thunderclouds Abbhavalāhakasutta SN 32.56 Gods of the Windy Thunderclouds Vātavalāhakasutta SN 32.57 Gods of the Rainy Thunderclouds Vassavalāhakasutta The Chapter on Gods of the Clouds