SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh – Piṇḍasutta

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SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh – Piṇḍasutta

Linked Discourses 19.3 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.3

Chapter One – 1. Paṭhamavagga

SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh – Piṇḍasutta

 

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a piece of flesh flying through the air.

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ maṁsapiṇḍaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.

Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing

Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

as it screeched in pain. …” …

Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be a bird hunter right here in Rājagaha. …”

eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sākuṇiko ahosi …pe….