Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
Sūcilomasutta
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ sūcilomaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. Tassa tā sūciyo uppatitvā uppatitvā tasseva kāye nipatanti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe… eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe sūto ahosi …pe….
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
Needle Hairs
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man whose body hairs were needles flying through the air. And those needles kept rising up and falling on his body as he screamed in pain. …” … “That being used to be an equerry right here in Rājagaha. …”