[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 72.17 # 法苑珠林 72.17 法苑珠林 72.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [72.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.17) 又化生金翅鳥王欲取卵生龍。即向樹東海中取之。若欲取胎生龍者。向樹南海中取之。若欲取濕生龍者。即向樹西海中取之。若欲取化生龍者。即向樹北海中取之。水開一千六百由旬。彼諸龍等皆為此金翅鳥王之所食噉。 > Furthermore, when a transformation-born garuḍa king desires to capture an egg-born dragon, he heads to the sea east of the tree to capture it. If he desires to capture a womb-born dragon, he heads to the sea south of the tree to capture it. If he desires to capture a moisture-born dragon, he heads to the sea west of the tree to capture it. If he desires to capture a transformation-born dragon, he heads to the sea north of the tree to capture it; the waters part by one thousand six hundred yojanas. All of those dragons are devoured by this garuḍa king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 72.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.16) - [Next: 72.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.18) - [Up: 72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.72.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.72.17) · Pramāṇa