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Linked Discourses · SN 19.7

  • Linked Discourses 19.7Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.7
  • Chapter One1. Paṭhamavagga

Arrow HairsUsulomasutta

“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.“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ usulomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. And those arrows kept rising up and falling on his bodyTassa te usū uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti. as he screamed in pain. …” …So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

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

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 19.6 Spear Hairs 0.86near 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…
  2. SN 19.8 Needle Hairs 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.8 Chapter One Needle Hairs “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were needles flying through the air. And those needles kept rising up and…
  3. SN 19.5 Sword Hairs 0.83near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.5 Chapter One Sword Hairs “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were swords flying through the air. And those swords kept rising up and fa…
  4. SN 19.9 Needle Hairs (2nd) 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 19.9 Chapter One Needle Hairs (2nd) “Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were needles flying through the air. The needles bored into his hea…
  5. SN 19.4 A Flayed Man 0.67near 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…