SN 19.16~1 min read
A Headless Trunk
Asīsakasutta
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Chapter Two
A Headless Trunk
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a headless trunk flying through the air.
Its eyes and mouth were on its chest.
Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing
as it screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be an executioner named Taker right here in Rājagaha. …”
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