[537] Sāvatthī . atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā .pe. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ko nu kho bhante hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhabbakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatīti . idha bhikkhu ekacco kāyena sucaritaṃ carati vācāya sucaritaṃ carati manasā sucaritaṃ carati tassa sutaṃ hoti gandhabbakāyikā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti . tassa evaṃ hoti aho vatāhaṃ kāyassa Bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhabbakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyanti. So kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhabbakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati . ayaṃ kho bhikkhu hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā gandhabbakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatīti.