Saṁyutta Nikāya 30.1

Translators: sujato

Linked Discourses 30.1

1. Supaṇṇavagga
1. Phoenixes

Suddhikasutta

Plain Version

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, supaṇṇayoniyo.
“Mendicants, phoenixes reproduce in these four ways.

Katamā catasso?
What four?

Aṇḍajā supaṇṇā, jalābujā supaṇṇā, saṁsedajā supaṇṇā, opapātikā supaṇṇā—
Phoenixes are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.

imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo”ti.
These are the four ways that phoenixes reproduce.”

Paṭhamaṁ.