[544] At Sāvatthī. Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, what is the cause, what is the condition, whereby someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in companionship with the cool-cloud devas (sītavalāhakā devā)?"
"Here, bhikkhu, someone conducts himself in good conduct (sucarita) by body, conducts himself in good conduct by speech, conducts himself in good conduct by mind. He has heard: 'The cool-cloud devas are long-lived, beautiful, and abounding in happiness.' It occurs to him thus: 'Oh, that with the breakup of the body, after death, I might be reborn in companionship with the cool-cloud devas!' He gives food, gives drink, gives clothing, gives a vehicle, gives garlands, gives scents, gives ointments, gives a bed, gives a dwelling, gives lamps and lamp-requisites. With the breakup of the body, after death, he is reborn in companionship with the cool-cloud devas. This, bhikkhu, is the cause, this is the condition, whereby someone here, with the breakup of the body, after death, is reborn in companionship with the cool-cloud devas."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.