Linked Discourses 56.129–130

11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations

Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods

“… 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.”
“… 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.”