… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe….
Dutiyaṁ.
The Buddha teaches the four noble truths regarding passing away as humans and reborn as animals, urging mendicants to practice for direct knowledge of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
SN 56.103 Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Animals
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā tiracchānayoniyā paccājāyanti …pe….
“… 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 …”
Dutiyaṁ.
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