1.1“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ nicchaviṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a flayed man flying through the air.1.2Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing1.3So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…as he screamed in pain. …” …

1.4eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe orabbhiko ahosi …pe….“That being used to be a sheep butcher right here in Rājagaha. …”

1.5Catutthaṁ.