ðə sˌʌdɐvˈɑːsə dˈɛvᵻs ɑːɹ ðə ɹᵻbˈɜːθs ʌv ˈænɐɡˌæmɪnz, bˈuːdɪst ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pɹæktˈɪʃənɚz hˌuː dˈaɪd dʒˈʌst ʃˈɔːɹt ʌv ɐtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə stˈeɪt ʌv ˈɑːɹhæt bɹˈɑːmə sˌæhɐmpˈɑːɾi, hˌuː ɐpˈiːld tə ðə nˈuːli ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d bˈuːdə tə tˈiːtʃ, wʌz ɐn ˌænɐɡˈɑːmi fɹʌm ɐ pɹˈiːviəs bˈuːdə.
The Śuddhāvāsa devas are the rebirths of Anāgāmins, Buddhist religious practitioners who died just short of attaining the state of Arhat (Brahma Sahampati, who appealed to the newly enlightened Buddha to teach, was an Anagami from a previous Buddha).