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SN 56.104PTS SN 5.4751 min read

Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Ghosts

Manussacutipettivisayasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.104Linked Discourses 56.104
  • 0.211. Pañcagatipeyyālavagga11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

0.3ManussacutipettivisayasuttaPassing Away as Humans and Reborn as Ghosts

1.1PTS 5.475… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā pettivisaye 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 ghost realm are many …”

1.2Tatiyaṁ.