SN19:16 The Headless Trunk
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
1… "I saw a headless trunk moving through the air; its eyes and mouth were on its chest. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following it in hot pursuit, were stabbing at it and tearing it apart while it uttered cries of pain … ."
"That being was an executioner named Harika in this same Rājagaha … ."
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asīsakaṁ kabandhaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa ure akkhīni ceva honti mukhañca. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe hāriko nāma coraghātako ahosi … pe … .
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
