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Linked Discourses 19.5 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.5

Chapter One – 1. Paṭhamavagga

SN 19.5 Sword Hairs – Asilomasutta

 

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were swords flying through the air.

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

And those swords kept rising up and falling on his body

Tassa te asī uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti.

as he screamed in pain. …” …

So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

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

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