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sn.19.15 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Sweltering Woman

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a scorched woman, sooty and sweaty, flying through the air,
as she screamed in pain. …” …
“That woman used to be the king of Kaliṅga’s chief queen.
She was of jealous nature, and poured a brazier of hot coals over her co-wife. …” …