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Linked Discourses · SN 19.16

  • Linked Discourses 19.16Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.16
  • Chapter Two2. Dutiyavagga

A Headless TrunkAsīsakasutta

“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 clawingTamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. as it screamed in pain. …” …So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be an executioner named Taker right here in Rājagaha. …”eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe hāriko nāma coraghātako ahosi …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 19.2 A Piece of Meat 0.64near 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…
  2. SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh 0.62near 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…
  3. SN 19.4 A Flayed Man 0.57near 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…
  4. SN 19.13 A Flayed Woman 0.56near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.13 Chapter Two A Flayed Woman “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed woman flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing her, pecking a…