1. Nāgavagga

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 29.5

Linked Discourses 29.5

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1. Nāgavagga

1. Dragons

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Tatiyauposathasutta

Sabbath (3rd)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

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“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena m’idhekacce saṁsedajā nāgā uposathaṁ upavasanti vossaṭṭhakāyā ca bhavantī”ti?

“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some moisture-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies?”

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(Sabbaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Tell all in full.)

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“Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yena m’idhekacce saṁsedajā nāgā uposathaṁ upavasanti vossaṭṭhakāyā ca bhavantī”ti.

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Pañcamaṁ.