- Linked Discourses 30.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 30.1
- 1. Phoenixes1. Supaṇṇavagga
Plain VersionSuddhikasutta
At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Mendicants, phoenixes reproduce in these four ways.“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, supaṇṇayoniyo. What four?Katamā catasso? Phoenixes are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.Aṇḍajā supaṇṇā, jalābujā supaṇṇā, saṁsedajā supaṇṇā, opapātikā supaṇṇā— These are the four ways that phoenixes reproduce.”imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo”ti.