[648] "Here, friend, as I was descending from Mount Gijjhakūṭa, I saw a needle-haired man moving through the air. Those needles of his, having entered his head, come out from his mouth; having entered his mouth, they come out from his chest; having entered his chest, they come out from his belly; having entered his belly, they come out from his thighs; having entered his thighs, they come out from his calves; having entered his calves, they come out from his feet. And he, indeed, uttered cries of anguish."
"Bhikkhus, that being was an informer (sūciko) in this very Rājagaha."
The Ninth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.