相应部第 29 相应（Sujato 英译）第 7 阅读页 · SN29.7 · They’ve Heard

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They’ve HeardThey’ve HeardAt Sāvatthī.At Sāvatthī.Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:

“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons?”“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons?”“Mendicant, it’s when someone does both kinds of deeds by body, speech, and mind.“Mendicant, it’s when someone does both kinds of deeds by body, speech, and mind.And they’ve heard:And they’ve heard:

‘The egg-born dragons are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’‘The egg-born dragons are long-lived, beautiful, and very happy.’They think:They think:‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons!’‘If only, when my body breaks up, after death, I would be reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons!’

When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons.When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons.This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons.”This is the cause, this is the reason why someone, when their body breaks up, after death, is reborn in the company of the egg-born dragons.”