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

Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods Pettidevanirayādisutta

ā€œā€¦ 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.ā€ … ā€œEvameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pettivisayā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe…

ā€œā€¦ 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.ā€ evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pettivisayā cutā tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe….

Ekūnatiṁsatimaṁ.