The Buddha confirms Venerable Mahāmoggallāna's clairvoyant vision of a scorched woman, sooty and sweaty, suffering in a ghostly incarnation for past unethical conduct in Rājagaha, illustrating the inescapable results of unwholesome kamma.
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ uppakkaṁ okiliniṁ okiriniṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ. Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
esā, bhikkhave, itthī kaliṅgassa rañño aggamahesī ahosi. Sā issāpakatā sapattiṁ aṅgārakaṭāhena okiri …pe….
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ itthiṁ uppakkaṁ okiliniṁ okiriniṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantiṁ.
“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a scorched woman, sooty and sweaty, flying through the air,
Sā sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…
as she screamed in pain. …” …
esā, bhikkhave, itthī kaliṅgassa rañño aggamahesī ahosi.
“That woman used to be the king of Kaliṅga’s chief queen.
Sā issāpakatā sapattiṁ aṅgārakaṭāhena okiri …pe….
She was of jealous nature, and poured a brazier of hot coals over her co-wife. …” …
Pañcamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026