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Linked Discourses 19.9 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.9

Chapter One – 1. Paṭhamavagga

SN 19.9 Needle Hairs (2nd) – Dutiyasūcilomasutta

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

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

The needles bored into his head and out his mouth,

Tassa tā sūciyo sīse pavisitvā mukhato nikkhamanti;

into his mouth and out his chest,

mukhe pavisitvā urato nikkhamanti;

into his chest and out his belly,

ure pavisitvā udarato nikkhamanti;

into his belly and out his thighs,

udare pavisitvā ūrūhi nikkhamanti;

into his thighs and out his calves,

ūrūsu pavisitvā jaṅghāhi nikkhamanti;

and into his calves and out his feet.

jaṅghāsu pavisitvā pādehi nikkhamanti;

And he screamed in pain. …” …

so sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be an informant right here in Rājagaha. …”

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