Suddhika Suttaṃ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

[1][pts] Evaṃ me sutaṃ:|| ||

Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||

"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||

"Bhadante" ti||
te bhikkh Bhagavato paccassosuṃ|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

"Catasso imā bhikkhave, nāga-yoniyo.|| ||

Katamā catasso?|| ||

Aṇḍa-jā nāgā||
jalābu-jā nāgā||
saṃseda-jā nāgā||
opapātikā nāgā.|| ||

Imā kho bhikkhave, catasso nāga-yoniyo" ti.|| ||