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  • Linked Discourses 19.13Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.13
  • Chapter Two2. Dutiyavagga

A Flayed WomanNicchavitthisutta

“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 and clawingTamenaṁ 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….

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 19.4 A Flayed Man 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.4 Chapter One A Flayed Man “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and cla…
  2. SN 19.14 A Fishwife 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.14 Chapter Two A Fishwife “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a woman stinking and dingy as a catfish flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept c…
  3. SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh 0.66near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.3 Chapter One A Piece of Flesh “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a piece of flesh flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking…
  4. SN 19.2 A Piece of Meat 0.65near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.2 Chapter One A Piece of Meat “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a scrap of meat flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking a…
  5. SN 19.15 A Sweltering Woman 0.61near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.15 Chapter Two A Sweltering Woman “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a scorched woman, sooty and sweaty, flying through the air, as she screamed in pain. …” ……