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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 19.16 Linked Discourses 19.16
2. Dutiyavagga Chapter Two
Asīsakasutta A Headless Trunk
āIdhÄhaį¹, Ävuso, gijjhakÅ«į¹Ä pabbatÄ orohanto addasaį¹ asÄ«sakaį¹ kabandhaį¹ vehÄsaį¹ gacchantaį¹. āJust now, reverend, as I was descending from Vultureās Peak Mountain I saw a headless trunk flying through the air.
Tassa ure akkhīni ceva honti mukhaƱca. Its eyes and mouth were on its chest.
Tamenaį¹ gijjhÄpi kÄkÄpi kulalÄpi anupatitvÄ anupatitvÄ vitacchenti virÄjenti. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing
So sudaį¹ aį¹į¹assaraį¹ karoti ā¦peā¦ as it screamed in pain. ā¦ā ā¦
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiį¹yeva rÄjagahe hÄriko nÄma coraghÄtako ahosi ā¦peā¦. āThat being used to be an executioner called HÄrika right here in RÄjagaha. ā¦ā
Chaį¹į¹haį¹.