Dear Yong Peng,
when reading on it seems that someone else inflicts all these tortures. The
PTS has the more neutral translation of paccora as rump: on the rump.
Nina.
op 27-11-2003 10:30 schreef Ong Yong Peng op ypong001@...:

> thanks. Please help me with this: in this illustration, does the
> Buddha refer to someone striking himself or being striked by someone
> else?