法苑珠林 3.54

3.54

From the Four Heavenly Kings up to the Akaniṣṭha Heaven, when retinues die, they are neither sent off, nor burned, nor discarded, nor buried; like the extinguishing of a flame, there are no corpses or skeletons, because their birth is apparitional (upapāduka). The devas of the Four Heavenly Kings do not kill by themselves nor cause others to kill, and at death they do not eat meat; the Trāyastriṃśa devas are likewise. From the Yāma Heaven up to the Akaniṣṭha Heaven, they neither take life themselves nor cause others to kill, and at death they do not eat meat. Because their birth is apparitional, at death there are no physical remains left behind. The verse says: