Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.17
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 19.17
2. Dutiyavagga
Chapter Two
Pāpabhikkhusutta
A Bad Monk
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ bhikkhuṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a monk flying through the air.
Tassa saṅghāṭipi ādittā sampajjalitā sajotibhūtā, pattopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto, kāyabandhanampi ādittaṁ sampajjalitaṁ sajotibhūtaṁ, kāyopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto.
His outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, blazing, and glowing
So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
as he screamed in pain. …” …
eso, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kassapassa sammāsambuddhassa pāvacane pāpabhikkhu ahosi …pe….
“That monk used to be a bad monk in the time of Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation. …”
Sattamaṁ.