• Linked Discourses 19.13 Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.13
  • Chapter Two 2. Dutiyavagga

A Flayed Woman Nicchavitthisutta

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

ā€œThat woman used to be an adulteress right here in Rājagaha. ā€¦ā€ esā, bhikkhave, itthÄ« imasmiṁyeva rājagahe aticārinÄ« ahosi …pe….

Tatiyaṁ.