19. Lakkhaṇasaṁyutta: With Lakkhaṇa
II. The Second Chapter — SN19.13: A Flayed Woman
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1“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed woman flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing her, pecking, plucking, and hacking as she screamed in pain. …” …
“That woman used to be an adulteress right here in Rājagaha. …”
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ itthiṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
esā, bhikkhave, itthī imasmiṁyeva rājagahe aticārinī ahosi … pe … .
Tatiyaṁ.