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Linked Discourses 19.4 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.4

Chapter One – 1. Paṭhamavagga

SN 19.4 A Flayed Man – Nicchavisutta

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

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.

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

Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

as he screamed in pain. …” …

So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”

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