1.1“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ asīsakaṁ kabandhaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a headless trunk flying through the air.1.2Tassa ure akkhīni ceva honti mukhañca.Its eyes and mouth were on its chest.1.3Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing1.4So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…as it screamed in pain. …” …

1.5eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe hāriko nāma coraghātako ahosi …pe….“That being used to be an executioner named Taker right here in Rājagaha. …”¹

1.6Chaṭṭhaṁ.