1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.4

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1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Nicchavisutta

A Flayed Man

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“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air.

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Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

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

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So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

as he screamed in pain. …” …

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eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe orabbhiko ahosi …pe….

“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”

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Catutthaṁ.