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"Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako devatā anussarati – 'santi devā cātumahārājikā, santi devā tāvatiṃsā, santi devā yāmā, santi devā tusitā, santi devā nimmānaratino, santi devā paranimmitavasavattino, santi devā brahmakāyikā, santi devā tatuttari.
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(6) "Again, a noble disciple recollects the deities thus: 'There are devas [ruled by] the four great kings, Tavatimsa devas, Yama devas, Tusita devas, devas who delight in creation, devas who control what is created by others, devas [314] of Brahma's company, and devas still higher than these.
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Yathārūpena sīlena… sutena… cāgena… paññāya samannāgatā tā devatā ito cutā tattha upapannā; mayhampi tathārūpā paññā saṃvijjatī"' ti.
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I too have such virtuous behavior...such learning... such generosity...such wisdom as those deities possessed, because of which, when they passed away here, they were reborn there'.
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