Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.4
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 19.4
1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Nicchavisutta
A Flayed Man
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air.
Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.
Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing
So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
as he screamed in pain. …” …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe orabbhiko ahosi …pe….
“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”
Catutthaṁ.