• Linked Discourses 19.3 Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.3
  • Chapter One 1. Paṭhamavagga

A Piece of Flesh Piṇḍasutta

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a piece of flesh flying through the air. “Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ maṁsapiṇḍaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. as it screeched in pain. …” … Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

“That being used to be a bird hunter right here in Rājagaha. …” eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sākuṇiko ahosi …pe….

Tatiyaṁ.