SN 19.11 · Over His Head
SN 19.11 · Sasīsakasutta
So I have heard. At one time near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove …
Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ rājagahe veḷuvane.
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man sunk over his head in a sewer. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ purisaṁ gūthakūpe sasīsakaṁ nimuggaṁ …pe…
“That being used to be an adulterer right here in Rājagaha. …”
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe pāradāriko ahosi …pe….
Paṭhamaṁ.
SN 19.12 · A Dung Eater
SN 19.12 · Gūthakhādasutta
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man sunk in a sewer, eating dung with both hands. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ purisaṁ gūthakūpe nimuggaṁ ubhohi hatthehi gūthaṁ khādantaṁ …pe…
“That being used to be a nasty brahmin right here in Rājagaha. In the time of the Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation he invited the Saṅgha of mendicants for a meal. He filled a trough with dung and said: ‘My good men, eat as much as you like, and take what’s left.’ …”
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe duṭṭhabrāhmaṇo ahosi. So kassapassa sammāsambuddhassa pāvacane bhikkhusaṅghaṁ bhattena nimantetvā doṇiyo gūthassa pūrāpetvā etadavoca— aho bhonto yāvadatthaṁ bhuñjantu ceva harantu cā’ti …pe….
Dutiyaṁ.
SN 19.13 · A Flayed Woman
SN 19.13 · Nicchavitthisutta
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed woman flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing her, pecking and clawing as she screamed in pain. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ itthiṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
“That woman used to be an adulteress right here in Rājagaha. …”
esā, bhikkhave, itthī imasmiṁyeva rājagahe aticārinī ahosi …pe….
Tatiyaṁ.
SN 19.14 · A Fishwife
SN 19.14 · Maṅgulitthisutta
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a woman stinking and dingy as a catfish flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing her, pecking and clawing as she screamed in pain. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ duggandhaṁ maṅguliṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
“That woman used to be a sorceress right here in Rājagaha. …”
esā, bhikkhave, itthī imasmiṁyeva rājagahe ikkhaṇikā ahosi …pe….
Catutthaṁ.
SN 19.15 · A Sweltering Woman
SN 19.15 · Okilinīsutta
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a scorched woman, sooty and sweaty, flying through the air, as she screamed in pain. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ uppakkaṁ okiliniṁ okiriniṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
“That woman used to be the king of Kaliṅga’s chief queen. She was of jealous nature, and poured a brazier of hot coals over her co-wife. …” …
esā, bhikkhave, itthī kaliṅgassa rañño aggamahesī ahosi. Sā issāpakatā sapattiṁ aṅgārakaṭāhena okiri …pe….
Pañcamaṁ.
SN 19.16 · A Headless Trunk
SN 19.16 · Asīsakasutta
“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. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asīsakaṁ kabandhaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa ure akkhīni ceva honti mukhañca. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
“That being used to be an executioner named Taker right here in Rājagaha. …”
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe hāriko nāma coraghātako ahosi …pe….
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
SN 19.17 · A Bad Monk
SN 19.17 · Pāpabhikkhusutta
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a monk flying through the air. His outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, blazing, and glowing as he screamed in pain. …” …
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ bhikkhuṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa saṅghāṭipi ādittā sampajjalitā sajotibhūtā, pattopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto, kāyabandhanampi ādittaṁ sampajjalitaṁ sajotibhūtaṁ, kāyopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
“That monk used to be a bad monk in the time of Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation. …”
eso, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kassapassa sammāsambuddhassa pāvacane pāpabhikkhu ahosi …pe….
Sattamaṁ.
SN 19.18 · A Bad Nun
SN 19.18 · Pāpabhikkhunīsutta
“I saw a nun flying through the air. Her outer robe was burning …” …
“Addasaṁ bhikkhuniṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tassā saṅghāṭipi ādittā …pe…
“She used to be a bad nun …”
pāpabhikkhunī ahosi …pe….
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
SN 19.19 · A Bad Trainee Nun
SN 19.19 · Pāpasikkhamānasutta
“I saw a trainee nun flying through the air. Her outer robe was burning …” …
“Addasaṁ sikkhamānaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tassā saṅghāṭipi ādittā …pe…
“She used to be a bad trainee nun …”
pāpasikkhamānā ahosi …pe….
Navamaṁ.
SN 19.20 · A Bad Novice Monk
SN 19.20 · Pāpasāmaṇerasutta
“I saw a novice monk flying through the air. His outer robe was burning …” …
“Addasaṁ sāmaṇeraṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa saṅghāṭipi ādittā …pe…
“He used to be a bad novice monk …”
pāpasāmaṇero ahosi …pe….
Dasamaṁ.
SN 19.21 · A Bad Novice Nun
SN 19.21 · Pāpasāmaṇerīsutta
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a novice nun flying through the air. Her outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, blazing, and glowing as she screamed in pain. It occurred to me: ‘Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing! That there can be such a sentient being, such a spirit, such an incarnation!’”
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ sāmaṇeriṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Tassā saṅghāṭipi ādittā sampajjalitā sajotibhūtā, pattopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto, kāyabandhanampi ādittaṁ sampajjalitaṁ sajotibhūtaṁ, kāyopi āditto sampajjalito sajotibhūto. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti. Tassa mayhaṁ, āvuso, etadahosi: ‘acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata bho. Evarūpopi nāma satto bhavissati. Evarūpopi nāma yakkho bhavissati. Evarūpopi nāma attabhāvapaṭilābho bhavissatī’”ti.
Then the Buddha said to the mendicants:
Atha kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
“Mendicants, there are disciples who live full of vision and knowledge, since a disciple knows, sees, and witnesses such a thing.
“cakkhubhūtā vata, bhikkhave, sāvakā viharanti; ñāṇabhūtā vata, bhikkhave, sāvakā viharanti, yatra hi nāma sāvako evarūpaṁ ñassati vā dakkhati vā sakkhiṁ vā karissati.
Formerly, I too saw that novice nun, but I did not speak of it. For if I had spoken of it others would not have believed me, which would be for their lasting harm and suffering.
Pubbeva me sā, bhikkhave, sāmaṇerī diṭṭhā ahosi. Api cāhaṁ na byākāsiṁ. Ahañcetaṁ byākareyyaṁ, pare ca me na saddaheyyuṁ. Ye me na saddaheyyuṁ, tesaṁ taṁ assa dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya.
That female novice used to be a bad novice nun in the time of the Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation. As a result of that deed she burned in hell for many years, many hundreds, many thousands, many hundreds of thousands of years. Now she experiences the residual result of that deed in such an incarnation.”
Esā, bhikkhave, sāmaṇerī kassapassa sammāsambuddhassa pāvacane pāpasāmaṇerī ahosi. Sā tassa kammassa vipākena bahūni vassāni bahūni vassasatāni bahūni vassasahassāni bahūni vassasatasahassāni niraye paccitvā tasseva kammassa vipākāvasesena evarūpaṁ attabhāvapaṭilābhaṁ paṭisaṁvedayatī”ti.
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