• Linked Discourses 56.102 Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.102

11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations 11. PaƱcagatipeyyālavagga

Passing Away as Humans and Reborn in Hell Manussacutinirayasutta

Atha kho bhagavā parittaṁ nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsuṁ āropetvā bhikkhÅ« āmantesi: ā€œtaṁ kiṁ maƱƱatha, bhikkhave, katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ—yo vāyaṁ mayā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito, ayaṁ vā mahāpathavÄ«ā€ti? ā€œEtadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ, yadidaṁ—mahāpathavÄ«; appamattakāyaṁ bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito. Saį¹…khampi na upeti, upanidhampi na upeti, kalabhāgampi na upeti mahāpathaviṁ upanidhāya bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropitoā€ti.

ā€œā€¦ the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in hell are many ā€¦ā€ ā€œEvameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe….