法苑珠林 72.19

72.19

Furthermore, the Loutan jing says: All dragons in the world are scorched by the three heats; only the dragon king Anavatapta is not scorched by the three heats. First: on the bodies of the other dragon kings, hot sand rains down and scorches them with extreme pain. Second: when the other dragon kings give rise to lustful thoughts toward one another, a hot wind comes and blows upon their bodies; as they are scorched, they immediately lose their complexions, and taking on snake bodies, they become terrified and unhappy. Third: the other dragon kings are devoured by garuḍa birds, and all live in terror. All other dragons in the world suffer from poisonous heat; only the dragon king Anavatapta alone does not experience the heat.