Asilomasutta
Sword Hairs
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asilomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.
“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.
Tassa te asī uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti.
And those swords kept rising up and falling on his body
So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
as he screamed in pain. …” …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sūkariko ahosi …pe….
“That being used to be a pig butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”
