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Linked Discourses 19.16 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.16

Chapter Two – 2. Dutiyavagga

SN 19.16 A Headless Trunk – Asīsakasutta

 

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

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asīsakaṁ kabandhaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.

Its eyes and mouth were on its chest.

Tassa ure akkhīni ceva honti mukhañca.

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

Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

as it screamed in pain. …” …

So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be an executioner called Hārika right here in Rājagaha. …”

eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe hāriko nāma coraghātako ahosi …pe….