Reading guide
The final origin's own first half, still standard
This project's own reading: this discourse's own ghost-to-human comparison follows the identical three-item structure already confirmed for every prior origin-point — including ghost-to-ghost among the three named falls — making the coming departure at SN 56.129-130 (this vagga's own ghost-to-god comparison) a deliberate exception rather than this origin's own general treatment.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye pettivisayā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti — “the sentient beings who die as ghosts and are reborn as humans are few” — the rare category, giving this merged page its own title
pettivisayā cutā — “having died as ghosts” — this discourse's own starting point, this vagga's own fifth and final origin
niraye...tiracchānayoniyā...pettivisaye paccājāyanti — “reborn in hell, or the animal realm, or the ghost realm” — the three unfavorable destinations, here including the ghost realm again
sattavīsatimaṁ — “the twenty-seventh” — 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 ghosts and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as ghosts 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 does this discourse's own structure confirm, per this project's own reading?
Correct: A. This project's own reading confirming the pattern still holds for this specific comparison.
Question 2 of 3
What does this discourse claim about rising from ghost 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.