• Linked Discourses 19.5 Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.5
  • Chapter One 1. Paį¹­hamavagga

Sword Hairs Asilomasutta

ā€œJust now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were swords flying through the air. ā€œIdhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asilomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. And those swords kept rising up and falling on his body Tassa te asÄ« uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti. as he screamed in pain. ā€¦ā€ … So sudaṁ aį¹­į¹­assaraṁ karoti …pe…

ā€œThat being used to be a pig butcher right here in Rājagaha. ā€¦ā€ eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sÅ«kariko ahosi …pe….

Pañcamaṁ.