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Petavatthu
Peta-vatthu pi 餓鬼事 zh 餓鬼事経 ja
A part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon, dating to later than 300 BCE; consists of 51 verse narratives about how bad karma leads to rebirth in the realm of petas (ghosts) and how meritorious actions by the living can benefit such suffering souls
- Also called Peta-vatthu, Ghost Stories
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a part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon, dating to later than 300 BCE; consists of 51 verse narratives about how bad karma leads to rebirth in the realm of petas (ghosts) and how meritorious actions by the living can benefit such suffering soulsWikidata record description. Read Petavatthu in the Wikipedia reader.
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