• Linked Discourses 19.8 Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.8
  • Chapter One 1. Paṭhamavagga

Needle Hairs Sūcilomasutta

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were needles flying through the air. “Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ sūcilomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. And those needles kept rising up and falling on his body Tassa tā sūciyo uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti. as he screamed in pain. …” … So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

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

Aṭṭhamaṁ.