Linked Discourses 19.17

Chapter Two

A Bad Monk

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a monk flying through the air.

His outer robe, bowl, belt, and body were burning, blazing, and glowing

as he screamed in pain. …” …

“That monk used to be a bad monk in the time of Buddha Kassapa’s dispensation. …”