8.1.9 Tatiyasutasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca—

“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu, ko paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā saṃsedajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī”ti? …pe…  Ayaṃ kho, bhikkhu, hetu, ayaṃ paccayo, yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā saṃsedajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī”ti.

Navamaṃ.