Friends:
Those heavily blinded by Ignorance takes Animal Rebirth!
Because of greed one is reborn in eggs of geese, doves & other
animals
obsessed by great passion like in the womb of a rhinoceros...
Because of ignorance one is reborn in the eggs of insects and
worms.
Because of hate one is reborn as snake. Because of pride and
obduracy,
one is reborn as lion. Because of arrogance & narcissism one is
reborn in
the wombs of donkeys and dogs. If miserly & discontented one
creates
rebirth as a monkey. If foulmouthed, faithless & shameless one is
reborn
as crow. Those flogging, chaining & injuring elephants, horses, &
buffalos
become spiders, scorpions, & stinging insects of cruel character.
Those who
are flesh-eating, angry, & fiery are reborn after death as tigers,
jackals,
cats, sharks, vultures, wolves & the like. Those who are generous
givers,
but angry & cruel become Nagas = snake-demons of great iddhi-power...
Any deliberate wrongdoing in thought, speech &/or action can
produce
rebirth as animal. Therefore should one shun all ever that is
wrongdoing...
Source (edited extract):
Pańcagatidipani by Ashvaghosa & Saddhammaghosa: 11-12th century
AC.
Tr. by Ann A. Hazlewood. Journal of the Pali Text Society. Vol. XI
1987:
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=132714
Animal Rebirth!
