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I. THE FIRST SUBCHAPTER
1 (1) The Skeleton

Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrel Sanctuary. Now on that occasion the Venerable Lakkhaṇa and the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna were dwelling on Mount Vulture Peak.343 Then, in the morning, the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna dressed and, taking bowl and robe, he approached the Venerable Lakkhaṇa and said to him: “Come, friend Lakkhaṇa, let us enter Rājagaha for alms.”
“All right, friend,” the Venerable Lakkhaṇa replied. Then, as he was coming down from Mount Vulture Peak, the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna displayed a smile in a certain place.344 The Venerable Lakkhaṇa said to him: “For what reason, friend Moggallāna, did you display a smile?”
“This is not the time for that question, friend Lakkhaṇa. Ask me that question when we are in the presence of the Blessed One.” [255]
Then, when the Venerable Lakkhaṇa and the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna had walked for alms in Rājagaha and returned from their alms round, after their meal they approached the Blessed One. Having paid homage to the Blessed One, they sat down to one side, and the Venerable Lakkhaṇa said to the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna: “Here, as he was coming down from Mount Vulture Peak, the Venerable Mahāmoggallāna displayed a smile in a certain place. For what reason, friend Moggallāna, did you display that smile?”
“Here, friend, as I was coming down from Mount Vulture Peak, I saw a skeleton moving through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following it in hot pursuit, were pecking at it between the ribs, stabbing it, and tearing it apart while it uttered cries of pain.345 It occurred to me: ‘It is wonderful, indeed! It is amazing, indeed! That there could be such a being, that there
could be such a spirit, that there could be such a form of individual existence!’”346
Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Bhikkhus, there are disciples who dwell having become vision, having become knowledge, in that a disciple can know, see, and witness such a sight. In the past, bhikkhus, I too saw that being, but I did not speak about it. For if I had spoken about it, others would not have believed me, and if they had not believed me that would have led to their harm and suffering for a long time.
“That being, bhikkhus, used to be a cattle butcher in this same Rājagaha. Having been tormented in hell for many years, for many hundreds of years, for many thousands of years, for many hundreds of thousands of years as a result of that kamma, [256] as a residual result of that same kamma he is experiencing such a form of individual existence.”347
(The remaining suttas of this subchapter follow the same pattern as the first. As in the Pāli text, so in translation here only the phrases that differ are given.)
2 (2) The Piece of Meat
… “Here, friend, as I was coming down from Mount Vulture Peak, I saw a piece of meat moving through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following it in hot pursuit, were stabbing at it and tearing it apart as it uttered cries of pain.”…
“That being, bhikkhus, was a cattle butcher in this same Rājagaha. ”348
3 (3) The Lump of Meat
... “I saw a lump of meat….”
“That being was a poultry butcher in this same Rājagaha….”
4 (4) The Flayed Man
... “I saw a flayed man….”
“That being was a sheep butcher in this same Rājagaha….” [257]
5 (5) Sword Hairs
… “I saw a man with body-hairs of swords moving through the air. Those swords kept on rising up and striking his body while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was a hog butcher in this same Rājagaha….”
6 (6) Spear Hairs
… “I saw a man with body-hairs of spears moving through the air. Those spears kept on rising up and striking his body while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was a deer hunter in this same Rājagaha….”
7 (7) Arrow Hairs
… “I saw a man with body-hairs of arrows moving through the air. Those arrows kept on rising up and striking his body while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was a torturer in this same Rājagaha. ”349
8 (8) Needle Hairs (1)350
… “I saw a man with body-hairs of needles moving through the air. Those needles kept on rising up and striking his body while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was a horse trainer in this same Rājagaha….”
9 (9) Needle Hairs (2)
… “I saw a man with body-hairs of needles moving through the air. [258] Those needles entered his head and came out from his mouth; they entered his mouth and came out from his chest; they entered his chest and came out from his belly; they entered his belly and came out from his thighs; they entered his thighs and came out from his calves; they entered his calves and came out from his feet, while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was a slanderer in this same Rājagaha. ”351
10 (10) Pot Testicles
… “I saw a man whose testicles were like pots moving through the air. When he walked, he had to lift his testicles onto his shoulders, and when he sat down he sat on top of his testicles. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following him in hot pursuit, were stabbing at him and tearing him apart while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was a corrupt magistrate in this same Rājagaha. ” 352
[259]
II. THE SECOND SUBCHAPTER
11 (1) With Head Submerged
... “I saw a man with head submerged in a pit of dung….” “That being was an adulterer in this same Rājagaha. ”353
12 (2) The Dung Eater
… “I saw a man submerged in a pit of dung, eating dung with both hands….”
“That being, bhikkhus, was a hostile brahmin in this same Rājagaha. In the time of the Buddha Kassapa’s Dispensation, he invited the Bhikkhu Sarigha to a meal. Having had rice pots filled with dung, he said to the bhikkhus: ‘Sirs, eat as much as you want from this and take the rest away with you.’. ”354
13 (3) The Flayed Woman
… “I saw a flayed woman moving through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following her in hot pursuit, were stabbing at her and tearing her apart while she uttered cries of pain….”
“That woman was an adulteress in this same Rājagaha. ”355 [260]
14 (4) The Ugly Woman
… “I saw a woman, foul-smelling and ugly, moving through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following her in hot pursuit, were stabbing at
her and tearing her apart while she uttered cries of pain….”
“That woman was a fortune-teller in this same Rājagaha. ”356
15 (5) The Sweltering Woman
… “I saw a woman, her body roasting, sweltering, sooty, moving through the air, while she uttered cries of pain. ”357
“That woman was the chief queen of the king of Kaliriga. Of a jealous character, she poured a brazier of coals over one of the king’s consorts….”
16 (6) The Headless Trunk
… “I saw a headless trunk moving through the air; its eyes and mouth were on its chest. Vultures, crows, and hawks, following it in hot pursuit, were stabbing at it and tearing it apart while it uttered cries of pain….”
“That being was an executioner named Hārika in this same Rājagaha….”
17 (7) The Evil Bhikkhu
… “I saw a bhikkhu moving through the air. His outer robe, bowl, waistband, [261] and body were burning, blazing, and flaming while he uttered cries of pain….”
“That bhikkhu had been an evil bhikkhu in the Buddha Kassapa’s Dispensation. ”358
18 (8) The Evil Bhikkhunı̄
… “I saw a bhikkhunı̄ moving through the air. Her outer robe, bowl, waistband, and body were burning, blazing, and flaming while she uttered
cries of pain….”
“That bhikkhunı̄ had been an evil bhikkhunı̄ in the Buddha Kassapa’s Dispensation….”
19 (9)-21 (11) The Evil Probationary Nun, Etc.
… “Here, friend, as I was coming down from Mount Vulture Peak, I saw a probationary nun…a novice monk…a novice nun moving through the air. Her outer robe, bowl, waistband, and body were burning, blazing, and flaming while she uttered cries of pain. It occurred to me: ‘It is wonderful, indeed! It is amazing, indeed! That there could be such a being, that there could be such a spirit, that there could be such a form of individual existence!’”
Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Bhikkhus, there are disciples who dwell having become vision, having become knowledge, in that a disciple can know, see, and witness such a sight. [262] In the past, bhikkhus, I too saw that novice nun, but I did not speak about it. For if I had spoken about it, others would not have believed me, and if they had not believed me that would have led to their harm and suffering for a long time.
“That novice nun had been an evil novice nun in the Buddha Kassapa’s Dispensation. Having been tormented in hell for many years, for many hundreds of years, for many thousands of years, for many hundreds of thousands of years as a result of that kamma, as a residual result of that same kamma she is experiencing such a form of individual existence.”
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