2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.14

Linked Discourses 19.14

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2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

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Maṅgulitthisutta

A Fishwife

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“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ duggandhaṁ maṅguliṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ.

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a woman stinking and dingy as a catfish flying through the air.

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Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing her, pecking and clawing

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Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

as she screamed in pain. …” …

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esā, bhikkhave, itthī imasmiṁyeva rājagahe ikkhaṇikā ahosi …pe….

“That woman used to be a sorceress right here in Rājagaha. …”

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Catutthaṁ.