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Linked Discourses · SN 19.8

  • Linked Discourses 19.8Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.8
  • Chapter One1. Paṭhamavagga

Needle HairsSūcilomasutta

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

“That being used to be an equerry right here in Rājagaha. …”eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sūto ahosi …pe….

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 19.9 Needle Hairs (2nd) 0.86near 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…
  2. SN 19.7 Arrow Hairs 0.84near 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…
  3. SN 19.6 Spear Hairs 0.84near 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…
  4. SN 19.5 Sword Hairs 0.82near 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…
  5. 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…