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  • Linked Discourses 19.4Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.4
  • Chapter One1. Paṭhamavagga

A Flayed ManNicchavisutta

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air.“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawingTamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. as he screamed in pain. …” …So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe orabbhiko ahosi …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 19.13 A Flayed Woman 0.81near 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…
  2. SN 19.2 A Piece of Meat 0.72near 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…
  3. SN 19.3 A Piece of Flesh 0.70near 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 19.6 Spear Hairs 0.68near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.6 Chapter One Spear Hairs “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were spears flying through the air. And those spears kept rising up and fa…
  5. SN 19.7 Arrow Hairs 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.7 Chapter One Arrow Hairs “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were arrows flying through the air. And those arrows kept rising up and fa…