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

PettidevanirayādisuttaDying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods

… “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.”

evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pettivisayā cutā tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe….
pettivisayā → manussā (sya-all) | cutā → cutā niraye paccājāyanti (sya-all) | pe → spelled out in full (th) | + → pittivisaye (th)
“… 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.”

Ekūnatiṁsatimaṁ.
ekūnatiṁsatimaṁ → paccājāyanti (th) | + → pettidevapettivisayasutta (ms2005)

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