1At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, phoenixes reproduce in these four ways. What four?

Phoenixes are born from eggs, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously. These are the four ways that phoenixes reproduce. 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. 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. Phoenixes born from moisture can carry off dragons born from an egg, from a womb, or from moisture, but not those born spontaneously. Phoenixes born spontaneously can carry off dragons born from an egg, from a womb, from moisture, or spontaneously.

These are the four ways that phoenixes reproduce.”

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

"Catasso imā, bhikkhave, supaṇṇayoniyo. Katamā catasso?

Aṇḍajā … pe … imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo. Tatra, bhikkhave, aṇḍajā supaṇṇā aṇḍajeva nāge haranti, na jalābuje, na saṁsedaje, na opapātike. Tatra, bhikkhave, jalābujā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca nāge haranti, na saṁsedaje, na opapātike. Tatra, bhikkhave, saṁsedajā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca saṁsedaje ca nāge haranti, na opapātike. Tatra, bhikkhave, opapātikā supaṇṇā aṇḍaje ca jalābuje ca saṁsedaje ca opapātike ca nāge haranti.

Imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso supaṇṇayoniyo"ti.

Dutiyaṁ.