SN 19.4 — A Flayed Man

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Linked Discourses 19.4
Chapter One
A Flayed Man
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing as he screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”