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n. A hungry ghost (gloss: a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is to never be sated)
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Not to be confused with the Portuguese word for black (feminine gender) Preta ( Sanskrit : प्रेत) is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in some Indian religions as undergoing suffering greater than that of humans, particularly ...
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La plej karan kion vi sciis en la mondo, tion vi estis preta vendi por profito.
Bon or Ullambana festival held when Summer is over, intended to alleviate the anguish of the dead who may have entered unhappy realms of existence such as that of Pretas or hungry ghosts.
Offerings should be made to the Pretas by all throughout the year, but at this time with particular care and attention.
Apparently the word jikininki signifies here one of the Baramon-Rasetsu-Gaki,-- forming the twenty-sixth class of pretas enumerated in the old Buddhist books.
In the six conditions of sentient existence are devas or gods, men, asuras or monsters, pretas or demons, beasts, and beings in hell.
Indeed, most of the tempters, devils, and transformations of humanity into malign beings, whether pretas, asuras, oni, foxes, badgers, or cats, are females.