- Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.111–113Linked Discourses 56.111-113
- 11. PañcagatipeyyālavaggaThe Pancagati Repetition Chapter
DevamanussanirayādisuttaSutta Dust
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye devā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye devā 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 deva realm, are reborn among human beings. Far more are the beings who, on passing away from the deva realm, are reborn in hell… in the animal womb… in the domain of the hungry ghosts.