19. Lakkhaṇasaṁyutta: With Lakkhaṇa
I. The First Chapter — SN19.8: Needle 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 needles flying through the air. And those needles kept rising up and falling on his body as he screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be a war herald right here in Rājagaha. …”
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ sūcilomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa tā sūciyo uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sūto ahosi … pe … .
Aṭṭhamaṁ.