Linked Discourses 29.9Saṁyutta Nikāya 29.9
1. Dragons1. Nāgavagga

They’ve Heard (3rd)Tatiyasutasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the moisture-born dragons?”“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā saṁsedajānaṁ nāgānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī”ti?

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Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

SN 29.8 They’ve Heard (2nd) 0.91near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.8 1. Dragons They’ve Heard (2nd) At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, i…

SN 29.7 They’ve Heard 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.7 1. Dragons They’ve Heard At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is rebo…

SN 29.10 They’ve Heard (4th) 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.10 1. Dragons They’ve Heard (4th) At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death,…

SN 29.5 Sabbath (3rd) 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.5 1. Dragons Sabbath (3rd) At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some moisture-born dragons keep the sabbath, having tran…

SN 29.6 Sabbath (4th) 0.62near 0.1Linked Discourses 29.6 1. Dragons Sabbath (4th) At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some spontaneously-born dragons keep the sabbath, having…