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Plain Version

sn29.1:1 At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, dragons reproduce in these four ways. What four? Dragons are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. These are the four ways that dragons reproduce.”

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Better

sn29.2:1 At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, dragons reproduce in these four ways. What four? Dragons are born from an egg, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. Of these, dragons born from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously are better than those born from an egg. Dragons born from moisture or spontaneously are better than those born from an egg or from a womb. Dragons born spontaneously are better than those born from an egg, from a womb, or from moisture. These are the four ways that dragons reproduce.”

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Sabbath

sn29.3:1 At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some egg-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies?”

sn29.3:2 “Mendicant, it’s when some egg-born dragons think: This is the cause, this is the reason why some egg-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies.”

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Sabbath (2nd)

sn29.4:1 At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him, “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some womb-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies?” (Tell all in full.)

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Sabbath (3rd)

sn29.5:1 At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some moisture-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies?” (Tell all in full.)

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Sabbath (4th)

sn29.6:1 At Sāvatthī. Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: “Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why some spontaneously-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies?”

sn29.6:2 “Mendicant, it’s when some spontaneously-born dragons think: This is the cause, this is the reason why some spontaneously-born dragons keep the sabbath, having transformed their bodies.”

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They’ve Heard

sn29.7:1 At Sāvatthī.

sn29.7:2 ‘The egg-born dragons are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’

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They’ve Heard (2nd)

sn29.8:1 At Sāvatthī.

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They’ve Heard (3rd)

sn29.9:1 At Sāvatthī.

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They’ve Heard (4th)

sn29.10:1 At Sāvatthī.

sn29.10:2 ‘The spontaneously-born dragons are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’

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Ten Discourses On How Giving Helps to Become Egg-Born

sn29.11-20:2 ‘The egg-born dragons are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ drink … clothing … a vehicle … a garland … fragrance … makeup … a bed … a house …

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Thirty Discourses On How Giving Helps to Become Womb-Born, Etc.

sn29.21-50:1 At Sāvatthī.

sn29.21-50:2 ‘The spontaneously-born dragons are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’ drink …

sn29.21-50:4 The Linked Discourses on dragons are complete.