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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 56.123ā125 Linked Discourses 56.123ā125
11. PaƱcagatipeyyÄlavagga 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations
TiracchÄnadevanirayÄdisutta Dying as Animals and Reborn as Gods
ā¦ āEvameva kho, bhikkhave, appakÄ te sattÄ ye tiracchÄnayoniyÄ cutÄ devesu paccÄjÄyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarÄ sattÄ ye tiracchÄnayoniyÄ cutÄ niraye paccÄjÄyanti ā¦peā¦ tiracchÄnayoniyÄ paccÄjÄyanti ā¦peā¦ pettivisaye paccÄjÄyanti ā¦peā¦. āā¦ the sentient beings who die as animals and are reborn as gods are few, while those who die as animals and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.ā
CatuvÄ«satimaį¹.