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Linked Discourses 19.13 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.13

Chapter Two – 2. Dutiyavagga

SN 19.13 A Flayed Woman – Nicchavitthisutta

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

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ itthiṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ.

Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing her, pecking, plucking, and hacking

Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

as she screamed in pain. …” …

Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That woman used to be an adulteress right here in Rājagaha. …”

esā, bhikkhave, itthī imasmiṁyeva rājagahe aticārinī ahosi …pe….