Hi Jim,

Thank you very much! This is exactly what I was looking for. I
couldn't figure out what paali phrase I needed to search for, so
couldn't find it myself.

Metta to you,
John
--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Anderson" <jimanderson_on@...>
wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> There are a number of passages in the Tipi.taka similar to "one's

head

> would explode". Typically, the Pali for this reads: "muddhaapi

tassa

> vipateyya" (his head would split asunder). According to a quick

CSCD

> search the phrase occurs 23 times in the Suttantapi.taka--mostly in
> the Diighanikaaya (18 times). I couldn't tell you if any of them

are

> related to the four imponderables though, sorry.
>
> Best wishes,
> Jim
>
> > This came up in a discussion with some friends and we seem to
> > remember somewhere it being said that "one's head would explode",
> > but can't remember where. Is there somewhere else in the canon
> > where these imponderables are discussed more graphically?
> >
> > John