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Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods

Pettidevanirayādisutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.129–130Linked Discourses 56.129–130
  • 0.211. Pañcagatipeyyālavagga11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

0.3PettidevanirayādisuttaDying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods

1.1PTS 5.477… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pettivisayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe…“… the sentient beings who die as ghosts and are reborn as gods are few, while those who die as ghosts and are reborn in hell are many.”

1.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pettivisayā cutā tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe….“… the sentient beings who die as ghosts and are reborn as gods are few, while those who die as ghosts and are reborn in the animal realm are many.”

1.3Ekūnatiṁsatimaṁ.