A Dung EaterGūthakhādasutta

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man sunk in a sewer, eating dung with both hands. …” …“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ purisaṁ gūthakūpe nimuggaṁ ubhohi hatthehi gūthaṁ khādantaṁ …pe…

“That being used to be a nasty brahmin right here in Rājagaha.eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe duṭṭhabrāhmaṇo ahosi. In the time of the Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation he invited the Saṅgha of mendicants for a meal. He filled a trough with dung and said:So kassapassa sammāsambuddhassa pāvacane bhikkhusaṅghaṁ bhattena nimantetvā doṇiyo gūthassa pūrāpetvā etadavoca— ‘My good men, eat as much as you like, and take what’s left.’ …”aho bhonto yāvadatthaṁ bhuñjantu ceva harantu cā’ti …pe….