Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1253
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1253
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1. **Uposatha Suttā.**—Suttas dealing with questions asked by monks of the Buddha as to why certain Nāgas (egg-born, womb-born, moisture-born and born without parents) should keep the fast day, divesting themselves of their Nāga forms! The Buddha replies that they do so because they wish to be born in happy states.¹