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Asīsakasutta

A Headless Trunk

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asīsakaṁ kabandhaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a headless trunk flying through the air.

Tassa ure akkhīni ceva honti mukhañca.
Its eyes and mouth were on its chest.

Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.
Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing

So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
as it screamed in pain. …” …

eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe hāriko nāma coraghātako ahosi …pe….
“That being used to be an executioner called Hārika right here in Rājagaha. …”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.