1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.6

Linked Discourses 19.6

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1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Sattisutta

Spear Hairs

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

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were spears flying through the air.

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Tassa tā sattiyo uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti.

And those spears kept rising up and falling on his body

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So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

as he screamed in pain. …” …

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

“That being used to be a deer hunter right here in Rājagaha. …”

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Chaṭṭhaṁ.