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Categories: Japanese ghosts, Ghosts, All articles needing additional references, Articles with short description, Non-human races in Hindu mythology
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preta  gaki-do  hungry ghost  Hungry ghost realm  Petas
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Preta, also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing suffering greater than that of humans, particularly an extreme level of hunger and thirst. Wikipedia
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Preta, also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing suffering greater than that of humans, particularly an extreme level of hunger and thirst. Wikipedia
A ghost of the Hindu and Buddhist tradition Wikipedia Disambiguation
Type of supernatural being in South and East Asian religions Wikidata
A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is to never be sated). Wiktionary
A hungry ghost from Buddhist folklore. Wiktionary (translation)
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ghost
PART OF
desire realm
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惡趣
HAS KIND
hungry ghost
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms
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preta
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Preta
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preta
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gaki-do, Hungry ghost realm, Petas, Preta-gati, pretas, Pretas realm
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hungry ghost

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