mn98:8.1 “I shall explain to you,”
mn98:8.2 said the Buddha,
mn98:8.3 “accurately and in sequence,
mn98:8.4 the taxonomy of living creatures,
mn98:8.5 for species are indeed diverse.
mn98:8.6 Know the grass and trees,
mn98:8.7 though they lack self-awareness.
mn98:8.8 They’re defined by birth,
mn98:8.9 for species are indeed diverse.
mn98:8.10 Next there are bugs that crawl or fly,
mn98:8.11 and so on, to ants and termites.
mn98:8.12 They’re defined by birth,
mn98:8.13 for species are indeed diverse.
mn98:8.14 Know the quadrupeds, too,
mn98:8.15 both small and large.
mn98:8.16 They’re defined by birth,
mn98:8.17 for species are indeed diverse.
mn98:8.18 Know, too, the long-backed snakes,
mn98:8.19 crawling on their bellies.
mn98:8.20 They’re defined by birth,
mn98:8.21 for species are indeed diverse.
mn98:8.22 Next know the fish,
mn98:8.23 whose habitat is the water.
mn98:8.24 They’re defined by birth,
mn98:8.25 for species are indeed diverse.
mn98:8.26 Next know the birds,
mn98:8.27 winged chariots in flight.
mn98:8.28 They’re defined by birth,
mn98:8.29 for species are indeed diverse.