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SN 56.126-128

Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Humans

Pettimanussanirayādisutta

from: 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Humans

“… the sentient beings who die as ghosts and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as ghosts 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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