SN 19.5 · Pali Canon (Tipiṭaka) – English & Pāli · Verses Across
Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Linked Discourses (Saṁyutta)
SN 19.5Sword Hairs · Asilomasutta
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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Linked Discourses (Saṁyutta)
SN 19.5
Sword Hairs · Asilomasutta
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“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were swords flying through the air. And those swords kept rising up and falling on his body as he screamed in pain. …” … “That being used to be a pig butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”