Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.111–113
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 56.111–113
11. Pañcagatipeyyālavagga
11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations
Devamanussanirayādisutta
Dying as Gods and Reborn as Humans
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye devā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye devā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe… tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe… pettivisaye paccājāyanti …pe….
“… the sentient beings who die as gods and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as gods and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”
Dvādasamaṁ.