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Harantisutta

They Carry Off

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

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

Katamā catasso?
What four?

Aṇḍajā …pe…
Phoenixes are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.

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

Tatra, bhikkhave, aṇḍajā supaṇṇā aṇḍajeva nāge haranti, na jalābuje, na saṁsedaje, na opapātike.
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, jalābujā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca nāge haranti, 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, saṁsedajā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca saṁsedaje ca nāge haranti, 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, opapātikā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca saṁsedaje ca opapātike ca nāge haranti.
Phoenixes born spontaneously can carry off dragons born from an egg, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.

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

Dutiyaṁ.