SN56:126–128 Passing Away from the Domain of Ghosts (1 -3)
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
1… "So too, bhikkhus, those beings are few who, when they pass away from the domain of ghosts, are reborn among human beings. But those beings are more numerous who, when they pass away from the domain of ghosts, are reborn in hell … in the animal realm … in the domain of ghosts. … "
1… "Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pettivisayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti … pe … tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti … pe … pettivisaye paccājāyanti … pe … .
Sattavīsatimaṁ.