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SN 19.16 A Headless Trunk

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SN 19.16 - A Headless Trunk
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Linked Discourses 19.16
Chapter Two
A Headless Trunk
“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. …” …
“That being used to be an executioner named Taker right here in Rājagaha. …”