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SN 56.120-122

Dying as Animals and Reborn as Humans

Tiracchānamanussanirayādisutta

from: 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

Dying as Animals and Reborn as Humans

“… the sentient beings who die as animals and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as animals and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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