19. Lakkhaṇasaṁyutta: With Lakkhaṇa
II. The Second Chapter — SN19.14: A Fishwife
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1“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a stinking fishwife 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 a fortune-teller right here in Rājagaha. …”
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ duggandhaṁ maṅguliṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
esā, bhikkhave, itthī imasmiṁyeva rājagahe ikkhaṇikā ahosi … pe … .
Catutthaṁ.