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Linked Discourses · SN 29.1

  • Linked Discourses 29.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 29.1
  • 1. Dragons1. Nāgavagga

Plain VersionSuddhikasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, dragons reproduce in these four ways.“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, nāgayoniyo. What four?Katamā catasso? Dragons are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.Aṇḍajā nāgā, jalābujā nāgā, saṁsedajā nāgā, opapātikā nāgā— These are the four ways that dragons reproduce.”imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso nāgayoniyo”ti.

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