DiscoverSNSN 22–34SN 30SN 30.1

The Buddha teaches the four ways phoenixes reproduce—born from an egg, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.

SN 30.1 Plain Version

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, supaṇṇayoniyo. Katamā catasso? Aṇḍajā supaṇṇā, jalābujā supaṇṇā, saṁsedajā supaṇṇā, opapātikā supaṇṇā— imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

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.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

☀️ bright quality

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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