The "Connected Discourses with Nāgas" contains teachings about nāgas — powerful serpent-like beings — including the four modes of their reproduction and the kammic causes that lead to rebirth among them. These discourses also explore how certain nāgas observe the uposatha precepts and dwell with purified bodies. While drawing on the cosmological imagery of ancient India, this collection illustrates the universal operation of kamma across diverse realms of existence.