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From:
Saį¹yutta NikÄya 56.129ā130 Linked Discourses 56.129ā130
11. PaƱcagatipeyyÄlavagga 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations
PettidevanirayÄdisutta Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods
ā¦ āEvameva kho, bhikkhave, appakÄ te sattÄ ye pettivisayÄ cutÄ devesu paccÄjÄyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarÄ sattÄ ye pettivisayÄ cutÄ niraye paccÄjÄyanti ā¦peā¦ āā¦ 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
evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakÄ te sattÄ ye pettivisayÄ cutÄ devesu paccÄjÄyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarÄ sattÄ ye pettivisayÄ cutÄ tiracchÄnayoniyÄ paccÄjÄyanti ā¦peā¦. āā¦ 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
EkÅ«natiį¹satimaį¹.