19. Lakkhaṇasaṁyutta: With Lakkhaṇa
I. The First Chapter — SN19.7: Arrow Hairs
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were arrows flying through the air. And those arrows kept rising up and falling on his body as he screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be a torturer right here in Rājagaha. …”
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ usulomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa te usū uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe kāraṇiko ahosi … pe … .
Sattamaṁ.