Reading guide
Even the fortunate can fall
This project's own reading: this discourse's own significance lies in its own starting point — unlike SN 56.102-107's own human origin, here the being already occupies the most favorable of the five destinations, yet the same rarity claim holds, underscoring that no state, however fortunate, secures future rebirth without understanding the four truths.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye devā cutā devesu paccājāyanti — “the sentient beings who die as gods and are reborn as gods are few” — the rare category, giving this merged page its own title
devā cutā — “having died as gods” — this discourse's own starting point, the most favorable of the five destinations
niraye...tiracchānayoniyā...pettivisaye paccājāyanti — “reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm” — the three unfavorable destinations, named together
navamaṁ — “the ninth” — the root colophon's own numbering, confirming this merged file's own final discourse-number
…pe… — the elision marking, appearing between each named unfavorable destination
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“… the sentient beings who die as gods and are reborn as gods are few, while those who die as gods and are reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm are many.”
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Self-check quiz
3 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 3
What starting point does this merged page use, unlike SN 56.102-107's own human origin?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — extending the comparison to an already-favorable starting condition.
Question 2 of 3
What point does this project's own reading draw from applying the rarity claim even to a god's own rebirth?
Correct: A. This project's own reading of the discourse's own significance in choosing a favorable starting point.
Question 3 of 3
How many discourse-numbers does this single merged page cover?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct directory listing — matching this vagga's own recurring three-item merge pattern.