- Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.105–107Linked Discourses 56.105-107
- 11. PañcagatipeyyālavaggaThe Pancagati Repetition Chapter
Manussacutidevanirayādisutta
Manussacutidevanirayādisutta → catuttha … pañcama … chaṭṭhamanussacutisuttaṁ (bj)Sutta Dust
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe… tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe… pettivisaye paccājāyanti …pe….“In the same way, monks, few are the beings who, on passing away from the human realm, are reborn among devas. Far more are the beings who, on passing away from the human realm, are reborn in hell… in the animal womb… in the domain of the hungry ghosts.