Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Connected Discourses

SN56: Connected Discourses on the Truths

SN56:117–119 Passing Away from Hell (4–6)

1… "So too, bhikkhus, those beings are few who, when they pass away from hell, are reborn among the devas. But those beings are more numerous who, when they pass away from hell, are reborn in hell … in the animal realm … in the domain of ghosts. … "

1… "Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye nirayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye nirayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … pe … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pe … pettivisaye paccājāyanti … pe … .


Aṭṭhārasamaṁ.

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