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Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Animals

Manussacutitiracchānasutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.103Linked Discourses 56.103
  • 0.211. Pañcagatipeyyālavagga11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

0.3ManussacutitiracchānasuttaPassing Away as Humans and Reborn as Animals

1.1… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe….“… the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in the animal realm are many …”

1.2Dutiyaṁ.