• Linked Discourses 19.4 Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.4
  • Chapter One 1. Paį¹­hamavagga

A Flayed Man Nicchavisutta

ā€œJust now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air. ā€œIdhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. as he screamed in pain. ā€¦ā€ … So sudaṁ aį¹­į¹­assaraṁ karoti …pe…

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

Catutthaṁ.