Reading guide
The pattern holds, this vagga's own fourth origin
This project's own reading: the identical structure already confirmed for human, god, and hell origins recurs here without variation — each origin gets two merged comparisons (against god and against human rebirth), each measured against the same three-item unfavorable set.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye tiracchānayoniyā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti — “the sentient beings who die as animals and are reborn as humans are few” — the rare category, giving this merged page its own title
tiracchānayoniyā cutā — “having died as animals” — this discourse's own starting point
niraye...tiracchānayoniyā...pettivisaye paccājāyanti — “reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm” — the three unfavorable destinations, here including the animal realm again
ekavīsatimaṁ — “the twenty-first” — 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 animals and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as animals 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 confirms this discourse follows the same pattern already established for the human, god, and hell origins?
Correct: A. This project's own confirmed reading of a consistent recurring structure.
Question 2 of 3
What does this discourse claim about rising from animal rebirth to a human one?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — matching this vagga's own recurring comparative formula.
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.