The Buddha teaches that when the gods of the windy thunderclouds wish to revel in their own enjoyment, the weather becomes windy in accordance with their wish.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā vāto hotī”ti?
“Santi, bhikkhu, vātavalāhakā nāma devā. Tesaṁ yadā evaṁ hoti: ‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya vāto hoti. Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā vāto hotī”ti. Chappaññāsamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yenekadā vāto hotī”ti?
“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes it becomes windy?”
“Santi, bhikkhu, vātavalāhakā nāma devā.
“Mendicant, there are what are called gods of the windy thunderclouds.
Tesaṁ yadā evaṁ hoti:
Sometimes they think:
‘yannūna mayaṁ sakāya ratiyā vaseyyāmā’ti, tesaṁ taṁ cetopaṇidhimanvāya vāto hoti.
‘Why don’t we revel in our own kind of enjoyment?’ Then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes windy.
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yenekadā vāto hotī”ti.
This is the cause, this is the reason why sometimes it becomes windy.”
Chappaññāsamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026