1. Nāgavagga

1. Dragons

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 29.1

Linked Discourses 29.1

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1. Nāgavagga

1. Dragons

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Suddhikasutta

Plain Version

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, nāgayoniyo.

“Mendicants, dragons reproduce in these four ways.

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Katamā catasso?

What four?

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Aṇḍajā nāgā, jalābujā nāgā, saṁsedajā nāgā, opapātikā nāgā—

Dragons are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.

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imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso nāgayoniyo”ti.

These are the four ways that dragons reproduce.”

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Paṭhamaṁ.