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Linked Discourses · SN 29.2

  • Linked Discourses 29.2Saṁyutta Nikāya 29.2
  • 1. Dragons1. Nāgavagga

BetterPaṇītatarasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, dragons reproduce in these four ways.“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, nāgayoniyo. What four?Katamā catasso? Dragons are born from an egg, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.Aṇḍajā nāgā, jalābujā nāgā, saṁsedajā nāgā, opapātikā nāgā. Of these, dragons born from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously are better than those born from an egg.Tatra, bhikkhave, aṇḍajehi nāgehi jalābujā ca saṁsedajā ca opapātikā ca nāgā paṇītatarā. Dragons born from moisture or spontaneously are better than those born from an egg or from a womb.Tatra, bhikkhave, aṇḍajehi ca jalābujehi ca nāgehi saṁsedajā ca opapātikā ca nāgā paṇītatarā. Dragons born spontaneously are better than those born from an egg, from a womb, or from moisture.Tatra, bhikkhave, aṇḍajehi ca jalābujehi ca saṁsedajehi ca nāgehi opapātikā nāgā paṇītatarā. These are the four ways that dragons reproduce.”Imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso nāgayoniyo”ti.

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  1. SN 29.1 Plain Version 0.83near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.1 1. Dragons Plain Version At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, dragons reproduce in these four ways. What four? Dragons are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. These are the four ways…
  2. SN 30.2 They Carry Off 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 30.2 1. Phoenixes They Carry Off At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, phoenixes reproduce in these four ways. What four? Phoenixes are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. These are the fo…
  3. SN 30.1 Plain Version 0.66near 0.1Linked Discourses 30.1 1. Phoenixes Plain Version At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, phoenixes reproduce in these four ways. What four? Phoenixes are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. These are the fou…
  4. SN 29.21–50 Thirty Discourses On How Giving Helps to Become Womb-Born, Etc. 0.51near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.21–50 1. Dragons Thirty Discourses On How Giving Helps to Become Womb-Born, Etc. At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why so…