法苑珠林 72.16

72.16

又濕生金翅鳥王。欲取卵生龍。還向樹東海中取食。又濕生鳥王欲取胎生龍。即向樹南海中取食。水開四百由旬。又濕生鳥王欲取濕生龍者。即向樹西海中取之。水開八百由旬。濕生鳥王唯能取卵生胎生濕生龍等。不能取化生龍也。

Furthermore, when a moisture-born garuḍa king desires to capture an egg-born dragon, he likewise heads to the sea east of the tree to capture and eat it. Furthermore, when a moisture-born bird king desires to capture a womb-born dragon, he heads to the sea south of the tree to capture and eat it; the waters part by four hundred yojanas. Furthermore, when a moisture-born bird king desires to capture a moisture-born dragon, he heads to the sea west of the tree to capture it; the waters part by eight hundred yojanas. A moisture-born bird king is only capable of capturing egg-born, womb-born, and moisture-born dragons and the like; he cannot capture transformation-born dragons.