Linked Discourses 32.55

1. Gods of the Thunderclouds

Gods of the Stormy Thunderclouds

At Sāvatthī.

Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

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

“Mendicant, there are what are called gods of the stormy thunderclouds.

Sometimes they think:

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

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