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SN 19.10

Kumbhaṇḍa sutta: Pot Balls

Kumbhaṇḍasutta

Paṭhamavagga

Translations

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man with testicles big as pots flying through the air. When he was walking he had to lift his testicles on to his shoulder. And when he sat down, he sat right on them. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing him, pecking and clawing as he screamed in pain. …” …

“That being used to be a corrupt village head right here in Rājagaha. …”

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