[543] Sāvatthī . atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ko nu kho bhante hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatīti . Idha bhikkhu ekacco kāyena sucaritaṃ carati vācāya sucaritaṃ carati manasā sucaritaṃ carati tassa sutaṃ hoti valāhakakāyikā devā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti . tassa evaṃ hoti aho vatāhaṃ kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyanti . so annaṃ deti pānaṃ deti vatthaṃ deti yānaṃ deti mālaṃ deti gandhaṃ deti vilepanaṃ deti seyyaṃ deti āvasathaṃ deti padīpeyyaṃ deti . so kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ Devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati . ayaṃ kho bhikkhu hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā valāhakakāyikānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatīti.