sn.19.16 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Headless Trunk

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a headless trunk flying through the air.
Its eyes and mouth were on its chest.
Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking and clawing
as it screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be an executioner called Hārika right here in Rājagaha. …”