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Linked Discourses 19.14 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.14

Chapter Two – 2. Dutiyavagga

SN 19.14 A Fishwife – Maṅgulitthisutta

 

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

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ duggandhaṁ maṅguliṁ 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 a fortune-teller right here in Rājagaha. …”

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