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The
N?ga Sa?yutta
is a Buddhist scripture of the
Pali Canon
. It is the 29th Sa?yutta in the
Sa?yutta Nik?ya
, placed in the
Khandha Vaggasa?yutta
.
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The
N?ga Sa?yutta
, also known as the
Linked Discourses on Dragons
,
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provides basic accounts of the nature of the
n?gas
; serpentine deities in Buddhist mythology. The Buddha describes these beings in regards to their mode of birth, hierarchy, as well as the reasons one may be reborn among them.
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A total of fifty suttas are found in the text. Suttas 11-20 and 21-50 are each abbreviated into a single discourse.
- 1) Suddhika Sutta
- 2) Pa??tatara Sutta
- 3) Uposatha Sutta
- 4) Dutiyauposatha Sutta
- 5) Tatiyauposatha Sutta
- 6) Catutthauposatha Sutta
- 7) Suta Sutta
- 8) Dutiyasuta Sutta
- 9) Tatiyasuta Sutta
- 10) Catutthasuta Sutta
- 11-20) A??ajad?n?pak?rasuttadasaka
- 21-50) Jal?buj?did?n?pak?rasuttatti?saka
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