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**Prajñāpanā Sūtra, Gotama!**
If (Nārayika) beings are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water, then are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water? Are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the land? Or are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the sky?
**[639-3 Pr.]**
**Gotama!** (They, the Nārayika) are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water, they are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the land, and they are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the sky.
**[4]**
If (Nārayika) beings are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water, then are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs? Or are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb?
**[636-4 Pr.]**
**Gotama!** (They) are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs, and they are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb.
**[5]**
If (Nārayika) beings are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs, then are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs that are sufficient? Or are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs that are insufficient?
**[636-5 Pr.]**
**Gotama!** (They) are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs that are sufficient, but they are not born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from eggs that are insufficient.
**[6]**
If (Nārayika) beings are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb, then are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb that are sufficient? Or are they born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb that are insufficient?
**Gotama!** (They) are born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb that are sufficient, but they are not born from the five-sense-endowed, transmigratory beings of the water that are born from the womb that are insufficient.