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SN 19.15PTS SN 2.2601 min read

A Sweltering Woman

Okilinīsutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.15Linked Discourses 19.15
  • 0.22. DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.3OkilinīsuttaA Sweltering Woman

1.1“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ uppakkaṁ okiliniṁ okiriniṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ.“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a scorched woman, sooty and sweaty, flying through the air,1.2Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…as she screamed in pain. …” …

1.3esā, bhikkhave, itthī kaliṅgassa rañño aggamahesī ahosi.“That woman used to be the king of Kaliṅga’s chief queen.1.4Sā issāpakatā sapattiṁ aṅgārakaṭāhena okiri …pe….She was of jealous nature, and poured a brazier of hot coals over her co-wife. …” …

1.5Pañcamaṁ.