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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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