“… the sentient beings who refrain from mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violence are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. Why is that? It’s because they haven’t seen the four noble truths. What four? The noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
That’s why you should practice meditation …”
Linked Discourses 56.102 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations Passing Away as Humans and Reborn in Hell
“… 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 …”
Linked Discourses 56.103 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Animals
“… the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in the animal realm are many …”
Linked Discourses 56.104 11. Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Ghosts
“… the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in the ghost realm are many …”
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