Reading guide
The widest span in this vagga's own structure
This project's own reading: this discourse's own claim — that a being can rise from hell all the way to rebirth as a god — measures the greatest possible distance between origin and destination in this vagga's own comparative series, and still finds this outcome rarer than falling back into any of the three unfavorable realms.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye nirayā cutā devesu paccājāyanti — “the sentient beings who die in hell and are reborn as gods are few” — the rare category, giving this merged page its own title
devesu paccājāyanti — “reborn as gods” — the most favorable possible destination, reached here from the least favorable origin
niraye...tiracchānayoniyā...pettivisaye paccājāyanti — “reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm” — the three unfavorable destinations, named together
aṭṭhārasamaṁ — “the eighteenth” — 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 in hell and are reborn as gods are few, while those who die in hell 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 distance does this discourse's own claim measure, per this project's own reading?
Correct: A. This project's own reading of this discourse's own extreme comparative range.
Question 2 of 3
What pair does this merged page complete?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — completing the two-comparison structure for the hell origin-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.