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SN 19.10Pot Balls · Kumbhaṇḍasutta
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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Linked Discourses (Saṁyutta)
SN 19.10
Pot Balls · Kumbhaṇḍasutta
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“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man with testicles big as pots flying through the air. When he was walking he had to lift his testicles on to his shoulder. And when he sat down, he sat right on them. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing him, pecking and clawing as he screamed in pain. …” … “That being used to be a corrupt village head right here in Rājagaha. …”
Aṭṭhi pesi ubho gāvaghātakā, Piṇḍo sākuṇiyo nicchavorabbhi; Asi sūkariko sattimāgavi, Usu kāraṇiko sūci sārathi; Yo ca sibbiyati sūcako hi so, Aṇḍabhāri ahu gāmakūṭakoti.