19. Lakkhaṇasaṁyutta: With Lakkhaṇa
I. The First Chapter — SN19.4: A Flayed Man
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1“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing as he screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe orabbhiko ahosi … pe … .
Catutthaṁ.