They Carry OffHarantisutta

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 …pe… These are the four ways that phoenixes reproduce.imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo. Of these, phoenixes born from an egg can only carry off dragons born from an egg, not those born from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.Tatra, bhikkhave, aṇḍajā supaṇṇā aṇḍajeva nāge haranti, na jalābuje, na saṁsedaje, na opapātike. Phoenixes born from a womb can carry off dragons born from an egg or from a womb, but not those born from moisture or spontaneously.Tatra, bhikkhave, jalābujā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca nāge haranti, na saṁsedaje, na opapātike. Phoenixes born from moisture can carry off dragons born from an egg, from a womb, or from moisture, but not those born spontaneously.Tatra, bhikkhave, saṁsedajā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca saṁsedaje ca nāge haranti, na opapātike. Phoenixes born spontaneously can carry off dragons born from an egg, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.Tatra, bhikkhave, opapātikā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca saṁsedaje ca opapātike ca nāge haranti. These are the four ways that phoenixes reproduce.”Imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo”ti.