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Linked Discourses 30.1 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 30.1

1. Phoenixes – 1. Supaṇṇavagga

SN 30.1 Plain Version – Suddhikasutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Bhikkhū, 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.