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Dying in Hell and Reborn as Humans

Nirayamanussanirayādisutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.114–116Linked Discourses 56.114–116
  • 0.211. Pañcagatipeyyālavagga11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

0.3NirayamanussanirayādisuttaDying in Hell and Reborn as Humans

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

1.2Pannarasamaṁ.