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9. The Connected Discourses on Garuḍas 1. The Simple Discourse 392. At Sāvatthī. "These four, monks, are the origins of Garuḍas. Which four? Egg-born Garuḍas, womb-born Garuḍas, moisture-born Garuḍas, spontaneously-arisen Garuḍas – these, monks, are the four origins of Garuḍas." The First. 2. The Seizing Discourse 393. At Sāvatthī. "These four, monks, are the origins of Garuḍas. Which four? Egg-born Garuḍas, womb-born Garuḍas, moisture-born Garuḍas, spontaneously-arisen Garuḍas – these, monks, are the four origins of Garuḍas. Therein, monks, egg-born Garuḍas seize only egg-born Nāgas, not womb-born, not moisture-born, not spontaneously-arisen. Therein, monks, womb-born Garuḍas seize egg-born and womb-born Nāgas, not moisture-born, not spontaneously-arisen. Therein, monks, moisture-born Garuḍas seize egg-born, womb-born, and moisture-born Nāgas, not spontaneously-arisen. Therein, monks, spontaneously-arisen Garuḍas seize egg-born, womb-born, moisture-born, and spontaneously-arisen Nāgas. These, monks, are the four origins of Garuḍas." The Second. 3. The Two-fold Doer Discourse 394. At Sāvatthī. A certain monk approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Seated to one side, that monk said to the Blessed One: "What, venerable sir, is the reason, what is the cause, by which some individual, with the breaking up of the body, after death, is reborn into the companionship of egg-born Garuḍas?" "Here, monk, some individual acts in two ways with the body, acts in two ways with speech, acts in two ways with the mind. He hears: 'Egg-born Garuḍas are long-lived, beautiful, and abound in happiness.' He thinks: 'Oh, if only I, with the breaking up of the body, after death, might be reborn into the companionship of egg-born Garuḍas!' He, with the breaking up of the body, after death, is reborn into the companionship of egg-born Garuḍas. This, monk, is the reason, this is the cause, by which some individual, with the breaking up of the body, after death..." he attains companionship with the egg-born Supaṇṇas.” The third. 4-6. The Triad of Discourses on the Doer of Twofold Deeds 395-397. Occasion at Sāvatthī. Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: “What, venerable sir, is the reason, what is the cause, by which some individual here, with the breaking up of the body, after death, attains companionship with the womb-born Supaṇṇas… (and so on) … with the moisture-born Supaṇṇas… (and so on) … with the spontaneously-born Supaṇṇas?” “Here, bhikkhu, some individual performs twofold deeds with body, performs twofold deeds with speech, performs twofold deeds with mind. He hears: ‘The spontaneously-born Supaṇṇas are long-lived, beautiful, and abound in happiness.’ He thinks: ‘Oh, if only I, with the breaking up of the body, after death, might attain companionship with the spontaneously-born Supaṇṇas!’ With the breaking up of the body, after death, he attains companionship with the spontaneously-born Supaṇṇas. This, bhikkhu, is the reason, this is the cause, by which some individual here, with the breaking up of the body, after death, attains companionship with the spontaneously-born Supaṇṇas.” The sixth. 7-16. The Decad of Discourses on Giving and Support for the Egg-born 398-407. Occasion at Sāvatthī. Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: “What, venerable sir, is the reason, what is the cause, by which some individual here, with the breaking up of the body, after death, attains companionship with the egg-born Supaṇṇas?” “Here, bhikkhu, some individual performs twofold deeds with body, performs twofold deeds with speech, performs twofold deeds with mind. He hears: ‘The egg-born Supaṇṇas are long-lived, beautiful, and abound in happiness.’ He thinks: ‘Oh, if only I, with the breaking up of the body, after death, might attain companionship with the egg-born Supaṇṇas!’ He gives food… (and so on) … he gives drink… he gives clothing… he gives vehicles… he gives garlands… he gives perfumes… he gives ointments… he gives beds… he gives dwellings… he gives lamps. With the breaking up of the body, after death, he attains companionship with the egg-born Supaṇṇas. This, bhikkhu, This is the cause, this is the condition, by which some individual here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, is reborn into the companionship of egg-born Supaṇṇas. The Sixteenth. 17-46. Thirty Suttas on the Benefit of Giving, starting with Womb-born, etc. 408-437. At Sāvatthī. Then a certain bhikkhu, sitting to one side, said to the Blessed One: "What, venerable sir, is the cause, what is the condition, by which some individual here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, is reborn into the companionship of womb-born Supaṇṇas... ...moisture-born Supaṇṇas... ...spontaneously-arisen Supaṇṇas?" "Here, bhikkhu, some individual performs dual actions by body, performs dual actions by speech, performs dual actions by mind. He hears: 'Spontaneously-arisen Supaṇṇas are long-lived, beautiful, and abound in happiness.' He thinks thus: 'Oh, may I, after the breaking up of the body, after death, be reborn into the companionship of spontaneously-arisen Supaṇṇas.' He gives food... ...he gives drink... ...he gives light. He, after the breaking up of the body, after death, is reborn into the companionship of spontaneously-arisen Supaṇṇas. This, bhikkhu, is the cause, this is the condition, by which some individual here, after the breaking up of the body, after death, is reborn into the companionship of spontaneously-arisen Supaṇṇas." The Forty-sixth. (Thus, in summary, there are forty-six suttas.) The Supaṇṇa Saṃyutta is concluded. Its summary: Pure and those who carry, and four on dual actions; Thirty on the benefit of giving, well-declared in Supaṇṇa.