To Be Reborn in the Company of the Heavenly Beings of the Cloud‑Residing Order

Here, Monk, someone practices wholesome conduct of body, speech, and mind. He has heard: The heavenly beings of the cloud‑residing order 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 heavenly beings of the cloud‑residing order!

He gives food … He gives drink … He gives clothing … He gives a vehicle … He gives a garland … He gives a fragrance … He gives an ointment … 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 heavenly beings of the cloud‑residing order.

This, Monk, is the cause and reason why someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in the company of the heavenly beings of the cloud‑residing order.

(Reference: SN 32.2)

In this Teaching from Gotama Buddha, he shares how rebirth into the heavenly realm is not only determined by wholesome conduct by body, speech, and mind but also through practicing generosity.

Detailed explanation of practicing generosity is available in this same book series found in the book “Generosity” (Volume 13).