Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.105–107
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 56.105–107
11. Pañcagatipeyyālavagga
11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations
Manussacutidevanirayādisutta
Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Gods
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā devesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe… tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe… pettivisaye paccājāyanti …pe….
“… the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as gods are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.