“I saw a novice monk flying through the air.“Addasaṁ sāmaṇeraṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.His outer robe was burning …” …Tassa saṅghāṭipi ādittā …pe…
“He used to be a bad novice monk …”pāpasāmaṇero ahosi …pe….
Similar passages elsewhere
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SN 19.17 A Bad Monk0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.17 Chapter Two A Bad Monk “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a monk flying through the air. His outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, blazing, and gl…
SN 19.18 A Bad Nun0.66near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.18 Chapter Two A Bad Nun “I saw a nun flying through the air. Her outer robe was burning …” … “She used to be a bad nun …”…
SN 19.19 A Bad Trainee Nun0.59near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.19 Chapter Two A Bad Trainee Nun “I saw a trainee nun flying through the air. Her outer robe was burning …” … “She used to be a bad trainee nun …”…
SN 19.21 A Bad Novice Nun0.52near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.21 Chapter Two A Bad Novice Nun “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a novice nun flying through the air. Her outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, bla…