• Linked Discourses 19.17 Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.17
  • Chapter Two 2. Dutiyavagga

A Bad Monk Pāpabhikkhusutta

ā€œJust now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a monk flying through the air. ā€œIdhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ bhikkhuṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. His outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, blazing, and glowing Tassa saį¹…ghāṭipi ādittā sampajjalitā sajotibhÅ«tā, pattopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhÅ«to, kāyabandhanampi ādittaṁ sampajjalitaṁ sajotibhÅ«taṁ, kāyopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhÅ«to. as he screamed in pain. ā€¦ā€ … So sudaṁ aį¹­į¹­assaraṁ karoti …pe…

ā€œThat monk used to be a bad monk in the time of Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation. ā€¦ā€ eso, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kassapassa sammāsambuddhassa pāvacane pāpabhikkhu ahosi …pe….

Sattamaṁ.